Methods for the prognosis or for the diagnosis of a thyroid disease

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to methods for predicting or diagnosing a thyroid disease in an individual.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to methods for predicting or diagnosing a specific thyroid disease in an individual, which methods are based on the quantification of the level of expression of thyroid disease-specific marker genes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Thyroid is a small endocrine gland that mainly produces two thyroid hormones, respectively tri-iodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). Thyroid is the subject of various dysfunctions that affect a large number of individuals worldwide, with diverse health consequences, including death. Six classes of differentiated thyroid diseases originating from follicular cells have, to date, been determined which are, respectively (i) follicular adenoma and carcinoma, (ii) papillary carcinoma, (iii) oncocytic adenoma and carcinoma, (iv) Grave's disease, (v) autoimmune thyroiditis and (vi) atypical adenomas.

To date, clinical classification of thyroid diseases, as established by the World Heath Organization (WHO), is mainly based, if not exclusively based, on conventional parameters such as hormone dosage and histology methods. Regarding more particularly thyroid tumors, the one skilled in the art may refer to the WHO classification (DeLellis R A, Lloyd R V, Heitz P U, Eng C (eds) (2004) World Health Organization classification of tumours: Tumours of endocrine organs. IARC, Lyons).

However, this conventional classification of thyroid tumors does not allow a systematic and clear distinction between different thyroid tumors. Illustratively, some thyroid tumors, such as adenomas, are histologically highly heterogeneous, presenting a trabecular, micro- or macrofollicular appearance. The classical features distinguishing carcinomas from adenomas, such as vascular or capsular invasion, are sometimes difficult to evaluate and can lead to interobserver variations (Hirokawa et al., 2002, Am J Surg Pathol, Vol. 26: 1508-1514; Franc et al., 2003, Hum Pathol, Vol. 34: 1092-1100; Lloyd et al., 2004, Am J Surg Pathol, Vol. 28: 1336-13340). Occasionally, adenomas without vascular or capsular invasion show pronounced cellular proliferation, irregular cytological characteristics or unusual histological patterns leading to their classification as atypical adenomas. According to the WHO classification, this term does not correspond to any specific biological behaviour (DeLellis et al., 2004, World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Endocrine Organs. In: 320).

The annual incidence of thyroid cancer varies considerably in different registries, ranging from 1.2 to 2.6 per 100,000 individuals in men and from 2.0 to 3.8 per 100,000 individuals in women. It is particularly elevated in Iceland and Hawaii, being nearly two times higher than in North European countries, Canada and the USA. Recorded incidence of thyroid cancer increased by 2.4 fold between 1973 and 2002. However, this increase has been attributed to increased diagnosis of tumors measuring less than 2 cm in diameter, and has not been associated with an increase in mortality.

The above clinical data illustrate that there is a need in the art for an improved prognosis or diagnosis of thyroid diseases, including thyroid tumors, in view of starting a suitable medical treatment as early as possible, so as to improve the clinical outcome.

Attempts have been made in the art for identifying new markers for improving diagnosis of several thyroid cancers, namely papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular thyroid carcinomas and thyroid oncocytic tumors, through gene or protein profiling techniques.

Immunohistochemical analysis does not accurately differentiate between benign and malignant lesions. This is particularly true in the case of follicular lesions. Indeed, many of the markers proposed have failed to produce convincing results. Galectin-3 seemed to be the best marker to distinguish between follicular benign and malignant lesions (Hermann M, 2002, Arch Pathol Lab Med, Vol. 126(no 6): 710-716). However, this marker is less informative when dealing with controversial classes of tumor, such as oncocytic adenoma or carcinoma (Nascimento M, 2001, Endocr Pathol, Vol. 12(no 3): 275-279; Oestreicher-Kedem Y, 2004, Head neck, Vol. 26(no 11): 960-966).

In this context, marker genes that are either under-expressed or over-expressed in papillary thyroid carcinomas have already been identified (Huang et al., 2001, Proc. Natl. Acad Sci, Vol. 98(no 26): 15044-15049; Yano et al., 2004, Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 10: 2035-2043; Baris et al., 2005, Oncogene, Vol. 24: 4155-4161; Jarzab et al., 2005, Cancer Research, Vol. 65(no 4): 1587-1597).

However, most gene profiling studies known in the art, including those cited above, have compared carcinomas and benign lesions in only a few types of tumors.

There have been two studies on a larger number of different tumors, one distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors (Finlay et al., 2004, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 89(no 7): 3214-3223), and the other focussing on follicular thyroid carcinomas and the expression of the PAX8-PPARγ fusion protein (Giordano et al., 2006, Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 12: 1983-1993). However, since none of these studies had analyzed a wide range of types of thyroid tumors, including atypical cases, the candidate gene markers proposed cannot be considered specific.

Two microarray studies have proposed combination of genes to distinguish between FTC and benign lesions or PTC (Weber et al., 2005, J Clin Endocrinol Metab, Vol. 90: 2512-2521). While these small sets of genes may help predict the most frequent lesions of the thyroid, they give no information on, notably, atypical nodules.

Although some attempts have been made in the art for defining new markers of thyroid cancers, it appears that further studies are needed for validating their specificity.

Beyond the strict requirement for a high statistical relevance and a high specificity of any novel marker for a thyroid disease, including a thyroid cancer, there is also a need in the art for a method that would allow an exhaustive prognosis or diagnosis of any one of the known thyroid disease, and not solely a diagnosis of a single thyroid pathology or few thyroid pathologies.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an integrated in vitro method for predicting or diagnosing a specific thyroid disease in an individual, which method is based on the quantification of the expression level of disease-specific marker genes, selected from the group consisting of marker genes specific for (i) autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD), (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a), (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty), (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b), (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC), (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG), (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA), (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty), (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) and (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1: Gene selection by the average separation parameter.

This graph shows all possible sets of best genes on the X-axis, i.e. with the lowest P-values, and the corresponding average separation parameters on the Y-axis. Low values of separation indicate well-separated classes and high values poorly-separated classes. The parameter has to be minimized while the gene selection size has to be maximized to improve the power of analysis. A point of discontinuity represents the optimal average separation equal to 0.1732 for the 1197 best ranked genes.

FIG. 2: Effect of sample filtering on data set homogeneity.

This figure shows homogeneity values for each tissue from the original data set (grey bars) and from the filtered data set (black bars). The average homogeneity (H_(ave)) of the original data set is equal to 0.486. The average homogeneity of the filtered data set is equal to 0.515.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present inventors have simultaneously analyzed the gene-expression signatures of more than 90% of the medically-recognized thyroid lesions in order to select disease-specific marker genes for each class of thyroid disease, and especially of each class of thyroid tumor. All differentiated follicular tumors or pathologies, as well as the wild type tissue (WT), were represented in the analysis: macrofollicular (FTA-a) and microfollicular (FTA-b) adenomas, multinodular goitres (MNG), follicular (FTC) and papillary (PTC) carcinomas, autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) and Graves' disease (GD). The analysis performed by the inventors also includes atypical adenomas and oncocytic tumors associated to follicular or papillary tumors: atypical follicular adenomas (FTA-aty), oncocytic adenomas (OTA), atypical oncocytic adenomas (OTA-aty) and oncocytic carcinomas (OTC). The molecular classification of the tumors has then been compared to the pathologic diagnostic groups.

The experimental work performed by the inventors has allowed the identification of disease-specific marker genes, which expression is deregulated, specifically in patients suffering from a given thyroid disease selected from the group of marker genes consisting of (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD), (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a), (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty), (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b), (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC), (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG), (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA), (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty), (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) and (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC).

Thus, the present invention provides for an in vitro method allowing (1) detecting a deregulation of the expression of one or more disease-specific marker genes, each marker gene being comprised in a single group of marker genes among groups (i) to (xi) listed above, and then (2) predicting or diagnosing the occurrence of a specific kind of thyroid disease, the said specific kind of thyroid disease being determined by determining which group (i) to (xi) comprises the marker gene(s) for which a deregulation has been detected.

An object of the present invention consists of an integrated in vitro method for the prediction or for the diagnosis of a specific thyroid disease in a patient comprising the steps of:

-   -   a) providing a thyroid tissue sample previously collected from         the said patient;     -   b) quantifying, in the said thyroid tissue sample, the         expression level of two or more disease-specific marker genes         that are indicative of the risk of occurrence of, or of the         occurrence of, a specific thyroid disease, wherein the said two         or more disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or         more of the groups of marker genes consisting of:         -   (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT)             that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant             vectors selected from the group of vectors having the             following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (i-1) 669510, 725096, 366100, 325155, 154172, 787938,             744055, 592276, 740941, 73778, 667174, 739193, 295412,             23827, 136686, 744385, 471641, 724276, 28584, 268972,             739097, 744943, 724609, 2074228, 365913, 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753215,         -   (iii-2) 745003, 1844968, 364324, 357201, 24392, 1420676,             687532, 724562, 729510, 725371, 24083, 738938, 730938,             148796, 137205, 174683, 21808, 3659591, 325155, 666792,             154172, 295412, 176543, 24532, 359202, 68950, 2046361,             725364, 741178, 668360, 300194, 23872, 364352, 364469,             726353, 742100, 23271, 667112, 25949, 22711, 744055, 430263,             738506, 738945, 743245, 812967, 744087, 250883, 741954,             667892, 364974, 744505, 187482, 52226, 23945, 179288,             738507, 1526058, 782688, 174861, 669295, 713859, 136868,             24300, 731726, 682251, 21716, 38789, 25883, 172693, 725340,             669141, 712295, 23641, 738944, 1716286, 723867, 726272,             23827, 357807, 136801, 135887, 2254555, 53333, 472111,             214008, 744106, 136462, 725533, 366042, 173820, 136114,             364575, 68972, 687679, 366436, 2237263, 32339, 26486,             1698236, 279150, 1101773, 666986, 669470, 257259, 667313,             128694, 178750, 2341829, 472160, 727123, 1087348, 135689,             135941, 151247, 172828, 172982, 208991, 33621, 376003,             502598, 545475, 549054, 666007, 667174, 667348, 724366,             724416, 729971, 731404, 739955, 740130, 740941, 742580,             743118, 744385, 744606, 744797, 745106, 745465, 78353, and             809828,         -   (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma             (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the             recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors             having the following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (iv-1) 503874, 666128, 838611, 208991, 739097, 1089025,             725548, 739193, 155839, 28584, 202897, 743331, 743619,             725345, 345034, 235938, 729924, 681957, 30219, 773330,             665632, 2048801, 760065, 119939, 50491, 195340, 740941,             201467, 1581686, 743603, 207920, 731616, 71428, 30471,             504646, 487848, 342581, 1942634, 2238108, 740158, 42280,             196338, 742739, 743615, 1074708, 366484, 30981, 743246,             592598, 485104, 174396, 364777, 379540, 3054031, 123950,             1536968, 366100, 489326, 24587, 665086, 342256, 448163,             35628, 544818, 179534, 665156, 309645, 726454, 738896,             31924, 665452, 564878, 1286238, 379517, 177857, 744410,             730926, 809828, 288807, 740105, 366842, 146049, 713831,             140347, 666279, 341763, 665784, 24532, 33133, 365045,             1288183, 133531, 744926, 742763, 472111, 1012990, 743259,             1707527, 365121, 743270, 666315, 2484270, 471696, 364706,             364741, 80384, 590264, 285693, 173296, 1561035, 469549,             1422194, 731689, 667527, 1860115, 1087348, 204686, 1075949,             378813, 28511, 731422, 813174, 740931, 25883, 310519,             340657, 727289, 743722, 743367, 1662274, 364083, 136399,             731363, 743579, 1088781, 131839, 839101, 2449149, 1846326,             741406, 823590, 724014, 178750, 713623, 767779, 366067,             743078, 383966, 295412, 323438, 364729, 122874, 724642,             795309, 178255, 382760, 135941, 1102600, 69166, 231903,             682276, 1716286, 667533, 40304, 32917, 668452, 731060,             665820, 1624260, 1352408, 471664, 486401, 731722, 135689,             740604, 2139164, 739109, 135671, 666703, 433155, 687800,             502244, 73703, 484577, 1251197, 731202, 381032, 811024,             347503, 238840, 128065, 382791, 1870594, 258114, 731742,             727056, 781738, 487152, 731305, 731726, 342181, 745512,             356960, 365271, 78353, 730924, 742853, 2091591, 731023,             173200, 504596, 666792, 383718, 382002, 741474, 366032,             135766, 383945, 840687, 364436, 729957, 501527, 364686,             1089513, 111460, 127360, 136686, 140405, 1578721, 1735081,             1932202, 2091389, 23939, 251047, 377560, 380394, 384404,             471641, 487103, 487436, 609631, 714216, 723923, 724238,             726763, 729542, 731380, 731598, 738916, 741305, 742965,             742977, 743982, and 744074, 759865,         -   (iv-2) 50202, 738970, 128694, 741891, 666671, 366388,             146976, 687667, 587186, 667727, 669136, 744001, 666361,             668300, 713647, 2074228, 282587, 179288, 687270, 726830,             666860, 687896, 364510, 324666, 300194, 268972, 135096,             565754, 136361, 300268, 713422, 758037, 713653, 366042,             723914, 172693, 208097, 549054, 730300, 175864, 178908,             687468, 134978, 729956, 503189, 681875, 1104732, 125552,             143759, 1877668, 2139315, 265558, 269873, 301122, 594279,             665376, 667174, 668239, 668536, 668815, 669188, 669564,             687782, 711918, 724276, 725454, 725791, 72744, 730938,             730971, 731751, 738332, 743774, and 745490,         -   (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma             (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the             recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors             having the following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (v-1) 740931; 731751; 840687; 666128; 379540; 667259;             725585; 503874; 23612; 3054031; 208097; 265558; 136976,             838611, 725707, 594279, 343987, 487474, 731128, 279172,             773330, 1089025, 725502, 2091591, 141216, 235882, 665452,             1251197, 236399, 50491, 376699, 727496, 725877, 682207,             687667, 729924, 179534, 724366, 30471, 743246, 1088781,             345034, 195340, 868577, 2238108, 2148946, 258114, 136919,             1870594, 1241974, 172828, 731348, 740158, 592598, 1326169,             809959, 741790, 725268, 119939, 135980, 136014, 740604,             730037, 448163, 668239, 512420, 258865, 365526, 667365,             742577, 116906, 258747, 738896, 342256, 486221, 288807,             743259, 136223, 725970, 342700, 327182, 264166, 1049033,             365801, 156720, 725473, 1074708, 290265, 687379, 71428,             1624260, 486401, 669564, 133531, 232388, 726454, 1705397,             487848, 809719, 251427, 287843, 1870594, 744926, 682119,             1641901, 742901, 1707527, 742853, 33133, 664233, 504596,             364204, 285693, 25664, 174396, 743722, 209137, 310519,             42280, 249311, 1505308, 727178, 667067, 731726, 46991,             137454, 740347, 666334, 666671, 359461, 487302, 1352408,             504646, 743118, 365919, 687800, 26061, 301122, 122874,             129438, 666235, 471664, 741497, 1117183, 364526, 175772,             179214, 471568, 744606, 1103402, 1942634, 727263, 484577,             745490, 31924, 682555, 665693, 823680, 1626951, 562904,             682311, 132752, 359797, 485803, 725548, 705147, 730012,             504539, 491004, 667440, 1917430, 743774, 666110, 309697,             724416, 135303, 731019, 1287638, 742743, 740718, 1645668,             378813, 1016390, 124701, 162246, 731738, 681890, 309645,             665376, 238840, 489326, 665632, 201467, 188232, 486189,             485085, 203166, 744374, 813174, 1743279, 742763, 156183,             669549, 376356, 665086, 2449149, 137719, 139073, 357442,             745083, 724544, 132933, 665433, 2497617, 22085, 364570,             713879, 731023, 713922, 252291, 1911930, 436554, 743415,             145696, 178348, 667239, 236155, 196992, 2484742, 781738,             210587, 78294, 110938, 114008, 117072, 131839, 153411,             155345, 160163, 178984, 191881, 200018, 234148, 234357,             236386, 239086, 289337, 486201, 486204, 487086, 591534,             627107, 665566, 667144, 713422, 713896, 724042, 725758,             730593, 738315, 741661, 741919, 742965, 743212, 743426,             745018, 812955, 884365, 1056782, 1072914, 1129745, 1131054,             1146624, 1188588, 1420842, 1544175, 1735081, and 2103105,         -   (v-2) 724609, 365913, 666154, 267358, 665379, 667892,             251250, 713653, 365589, 1087348, 366042, 743146, 174654,             744657, 214008, 666007, 137005, 364436, 738558, 146976,             682175, 725533, 365121, 667112, 770858, 3659591, 469345,             154172, 731404, 730036, 135671, 739097, 739193, 743205,             811582, 364352, 725364, 668684, 725076, 666946, 136260,             971276, 2139164, 365271, 307025, 366254, 125552, 669263,             744439, 26519, 564994, 668815, 725335, 592276, 176543,             296702, 668152, 295412, 149809, 24176, 153667, 726675,             486510, 1526058, 366243, 148796, 194350, 143759, 33621,             668089, 669319, 1173570, 136399, 136686, 208991, 230126,             25883, 31120, 34007, 342551, 364324, 364469, 364569, 364741,             364844, 382612, 383718, 487475, 501476, 502598, 512910,             645455, 665649, 666315, 667514, 667533, 724276, 726353,             726763, 727056, 730938, 731227, 739576, 740130, 740620,             744385, 753215, 78353, 809828, and 813260,         -   (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC)             that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant             vectors selected from the group of vectors having the             following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (vi-1) 501476, 309009, 739193, 251452, 681957, 739097,             364448, 469549, 202897, 195340, 731380, 2345206, 23765,             471641, 502244, 713653, 486189, 740604, 682207, 740941,             469647, 743519, 743367, 966894, 727056, 2336358, 52897,             1326169, 773330, 139073, 725548, 137238, 742853, 838611,             22908, 207920, 375746, 738896, 152802, 343987, 743246,             1089025, 342256, 729924, 727496, 667514, 50491, 726454,             486401, 2238108, 730123, 342551, 1186334, 365589, 1837488,             1942634, 276727, 666986, 324066, 724014, 364083, 2449149,             744943, 258747, 276658, 265558, 731745, 726763, 28511,             235882, 1707527, 1896337, 448163, 301122, 724306, 687800,             669318, 2214396, 175268, 740347, 365271, 366074, 594279,             1942634, 366289, 665086, 1641901, 724366, 509606, 26061,             162246, 489249, 24541, 723923, 731751, 744410, 1870594,             743259, 731277, 381854, 25949, 489326, 491004, 2728204,             666703, 251147, 1870594, 484535, 258114, 26519, 487148,             726684, 149809, 731616, 252291, 71428, 364324, 156183,             25865, 1705397, 251250, 79729, 365562, 811024, 730926,             1085884, 366159, 682276, 364469, 668442, 741905, 356841,             730814, 177827, 42280, 724151, 743270, 136260, 485085,             742837, 666128, 666279, 727092, 364777, 179334, 757248,             2484270, 287843, 469345, 667061, 485803, 727491, 213113,             364846, 743619, 743987, 180640, 364706, 365177, 592598,             971276, 1581686, 713671, 129438, 1117183, 345034, 741066,             1286238, 178792, 740931, 744657, 740381, 2237263, 666154,             665538, 135671, 172996, 1698236, 768241, 188393, 1013595,             1057773, 1129745, 1131054, 1146624, 120649, 124554, 1420842,             153411, 155345, 1899942, 191881, 195712, 236055, 236386,             25077, 30219, 342416, 343867, 35356, 364436, 365121, 38775,             471574, 471834, 490710, 665327, 666928, 667250, 668815,             682451, 687468, 687551, 713896, 724588, 725345, 725696,             725758, 727178, 729489, 739953, 742935, 744897, 80109, and             964736,         -   (vi-2) 782688, 136014, 135980, 725335, 724150, 307094,             723752, 510318, 726578, 324079, 2139164, 143759, 739237,             152655, 136646, 309697, 384087, 365408, 376699, 134671,             609631, 238840, 1074708, 366254, 742919, 257259, 840753,             668924, 136801, 743245, 731428, 731410, 738507, 430263,             744374, 1492440, 135887, 726782, 379517, 726849, 72744,             2467442, 743426, 135407, 135975, 137454, 238840, 486221,             669574, 266361, 134858, 731073, 359461, 744606, 731060,             666778, 726513, 236155, 744616, 744797, 23827, 743118,             609631, 665376, 742542, 725454, 135689, 713647, 743774,             724416, 687782, 723755, 726092, 731128, 782688, 80688,             53333, 22085, 46991, 486708, 730012, 236119, 549054,             2716748, 744797, 666784, 743043, 238840, 415554, and 729896,         -   (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG)             that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant             vectors selected from the group of vectors having the             following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (vii-1) 284828, 173841, 667527, 202897, 469549, 207920,             469647, 363955, 323438, 276658, 263251, 731277, 35628,             741474, 743394, 212366, 258865, 724014, 742837, 1117183,             276727, 811582, 1743279, 666279, 666703, 725585, 714498,             525221, 739109, 731380, 382738, 1012990, 188232, 1012903,             726675, 356960, 235882, 208439, 178348, 727056, 124781,             300268, 868577, 327182, 249311, 266361, 241481, 376153,             745490, 31924, 235938, 687667, 44881, 725548, 383868,             342551, 382521, 667727, 365562, 359051, 136863, 773286,             236155, 744899, 366042, 383945, 723923, 340657, 668442,             382791, 666794, 121551, 346610, 232366, 110481, 128065,             379937, 731076, 682207, 50202, 725198, 208991, 173371,             724895, 742763, 666426, 743182, 381854, 347503, 743903,             838611, 155345, 2030501, 811024, 489326, 731645, 365521,             135671, 136747, 665433, 1705397, 731689, 724609, 740105,             731389, 1288183, 80162, 127507, 382002, 665086, 213113,             141216, 713913, 813174, 665495, 667110, 744395, 668300,             594279, 668510, 177857, 745512, 382069, 110101, 2242054,             310519, 38403, 3054031, 1188588, 665814, 667756, 173818,             731758, 2345206, 471568, 301122, 730814, 743270, 1859532,             382423, 725677, 744410, 723914, 1846326, 129438, 667514,             823680, 162246, 731115, 125552, 666367, 484535, 2113771,             667252, 744050, 562904, 666554, 667355, 137131, 760065,             727289, 731616, 230126, 725231, 135801, 512420, 594510,             40304, 1641901, 180259, 296702, 485872, 136919, 364741,             2148946, 364436, 136976, 1917430, 1049033, 264166, 741406,             196338, 1088980, 768241, 742061, 69166, 739237, 512910,             42280, 134416, 724238, 357442, 731598, 740347, 730834,             2384812, 724554, 201467, 1308954, 731305, 256177, 157847,             687336, 134615, 73778, 739851, 258966, 136801, 383718,             666334, 486221, 177775, 740457, 713608, 485085, 119772,             31120, 544683, 145696, 383528, 743619, 341763, 471664,             342581, 726647, 743982, 743290, 356841, 178255, 724812,             156183, 152847, 324066, 731742, 724884, 265558, 124701,             376983, 725188, 743016, 140405, 253386, 713879, 238840,             30471, 485803, 179266, 364885, 592276, 486189, 725473,             723950, 724537, 1645668, 137719, 1174287, 743517, 257555,             188393, 745123, 71428, 741497, 544818, 251427, 366085,             25865, 236119, 485104, 1570420, 174654, 745072, 1073288,             1116948, 204381, 255398, 259552, 501476, 645455, 731292,             744881, 745187, 745273, and 768246,         -   (vii-2) 731202, 179534, 116906 and 1942634, 687625, 726782,             364324, 148796, 744505, 26164, 665668, 713837, 172828,             731726, 151247, 486356, 342181, 471641, 72744, 135689,             740941, 366032, 154172, 743987, 713422, 279172, 131839,             666551, 665392, 2055272, 729957, 258666, 743391, 53333,             109142, 743615, 133531, 309645, 68972, 682311, 666946,             194302, 26455, 744439, 739451, 137010, 669295, 325155,             731685, 172982, 738506, 51232, 78353, 742695, 1690788,             52226, 136114, 153667, 134858, 667587, 1420676, 1716286,             22711, 236399, 2467442, 250463, 250883, 257773, 25883,             295412, 30219, 345034, 486708, 668625, 724366, 725877,             726513, 726849, 730829, 739956, 740604, 741954, 743118,             743774, 744055, 744087, 744505, 744606, 745106, 782688, and             80688,         -   (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA)             that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant             vectors selected from the group of vectors having the             following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (viii-1) 80688, 1870594, 731738, 1870594, 365348, 681875,             731751, 136114, 365161, 491004, 724366, 744983, 740718,             884365, 687381, 236399, 731726, 809719, 757248, 172982,             743774, 666410, 743961, 667239, 725502, 265345, 366436,             668584, 725076, 365349, 148796, 23612, 725726, 667361,             53333, 279470, 729510, 725877, 729956, 345034, 665784,             730300, 382612, 137454, 135689, 667310, 1860115, 731714,             365097, 729971, 731128, 682311, 549054, 726092, 609631,             366042, 714437, 68972, 741954, 725791, 730012, 669564,             666455, 238840, 173820, 743485, 726782, 235882, 743760,             364324, 823680, 179334, 729542, 135930, 738506, 155839,             416959, 682109, 175268, 26486, 725707, 725970, 667348,             669263, 28705, 725612, 162246, 666140, 738332, 365877,             740941, 727056, 838611, 731275, 310519, 384087, 174879,             744087, 727496, 379279, 25226, 731428, 365990, 364568,             2266583, 180082, 590264, 725836, 731648, 253386, 151247,             724562, 713837, 379517, 726454, 135887, 682088, 725340,             730606, 840753, 1422791, 723752, 669149, 741891, 669295,             382760, 208097, 665632, 731665, 486708, 285693, 1932168,             726578, 1896337, 250883, 713671, 730037, 740620, 682149,             116906, 669470, 1526058, 365090, 740245, 24541, 1326169,             486935, 365000, 727123, 1877668, 666066, 687306, 503874,             687541, 738944, 726849, 365609, 782688, 38789, 365271,             739901, 145112, 2381770, 742853, 484535, 356841, 743391,             365613, 738970, 364204, 740347, 742806, 152655, 2341829,             112819, 592598, 668089, 739956, 714049, 668684, 293916,             666128, 139242, 51232, 743118, 2728204, 565754, 727229,             2254555, 742543, 364448, 135096, 486401, 364575, 713831,             687990, 668924, 738896, 131839, 207926, 342551, 210587,             324079, 366388, 251216, 137005, 741894, 22085, 44193,             109142, 666361, 148212, 140405, 726272, 448163, 135875,             24392, 725401, 739247, 366289, 868577, 134858, 140347,             261656, 665376, 743246, 1420676, 726596, 357201, 668283,             172828, 487474, 665833, 309645, 376597, 731685, 2484742,             366089, 286138, 687912, 1536968, 666007, 667313, 1641901,             136361, 282587, 665156, 365311, 730123, 173119, 366842,             178750, 1707527, 364510, 364412, 366159, 668707, 279150,             739451, 365408, 745490, 667365, 510318, 2238108, 68950,             743043, 2306096, 740130, 669141, 743722, 22384, 682555,             682251, 669181, 743259, 208991, 342256, 744106, 666425,             738358, 726684, 365562, 745106, 665392, 731060, 687625,             23945, 1239535, 682528, 725268, 486493, 292042, 2467442,             134671, 486356, 665437, 713623, 666029, 379540, 1942634,             252489, 295412, 365121, 594279, 23827, 666517, 682479,             726779, 730829, 21808, 135450, 742100, 34007, 288807,             1016390, 114008, 366254, 713422, 730149, 469549, 135539,             665452, 725394, 665254, 759865, 667174, 744945, 726634,             172785, 2011082, 714013, 33621, 359461, 137131, 134978,             301122, 23271, 366115, 366074, 687270, 687667, 503189,             357807, 743415, 128694, 731398, 180259, 666235, 667353,             682555, 136868, 135991, 687287, 1741589, 52897, 687852,             781738, 26164, 152802, 1089025, 154172, 43541, 24300, 25949,             725677, 214611, 744439, 23872, 2032639, 730938, 743125,             2214396, 727251, 723923, 738938, 134785, 173288, 725364,             26455, 213113, 730036, 687896, 667587, 22908, 731404,             325155, 731423, 46991, 727457, 300194, 669136, 268972,             726513, 667598, 133531, 713653, 30219, 188232, 727263,             53081, 203166, 2237263, 740604, 743987, 738945, 669510,             123950, 26651, 665342, 724892, 687782, 194302, 307025,             727154, 1911930, 469647, 471641, 366032, 29541, 740224,             724150, 136598, 153667, 212366, 666778, 364526, 738966,             3659591, 22711, 1088781, 744505, 744606, 135203, 667061,             365177, 758037, 25883, 713647, 740580, 726353, 178908,             156720, 1844968, 137010, 136801, 724276, 24176, 740381,             137720, 725096, 179288, 665668, 1013595, 1057773, 1101773,             1129745, 123950, 125552, 1256485, 134034, 1352408, 146976,             149910, 1654256, 1737165, 187482, 196115, 214008, 234148,             2361911, 239951, 245426, 248811, 289337, 309009, 324225,             325008, 342416, 364959, 427786, 471101, 530069, 565317,             665881, 667602, 713896, 723753, 724042, 724588, 725511,             726106, 726424, 726904, 727173, 730037, 731152, 73703,             738315, 739953, 740885, 740971, 741835, 742696, 742977,             743237, 744055, 744366, 744413, 744468, 744755, 744756,             744911, and 745125,         -   (viii-2) 1662274, 145696, 730926, 731115, 155345, 376356,             666794, 739109, 179534, 628418, 741406, 485872, 232388,             667110, 724895, 33133, 730834, 743270, 731380, 713913,             2048801, 485104, 731422, 124781, 731616, 724014, 668186,             731598, 1012990, 382738, 714498, 745072, 1942634, 342581,             347503, 731742, 724537, 365045, 738424, 724556, 730814,             666703, 341763, 739851, 744841, 744895, 726894, 512910,             384404, 382621, 744074, 258127, 364741, 136747, 1174342,             177967, 760065, 177857, 687468, 723950, 2384812, 504646,             740105, 365056, 137478, 378458, 753215, 724642, 731021,             3054031, 178255, 433155, 731076, 744410, 743603, 731722,             742046, 727289, 714493, 178792, 1581686, 1705397, 1308954,             366243, 667252, 731590, 724238, 730924, 504596, 544818,             35628, 486221, 381032, 501527, 258865, 741474, 724884,             276658, 1186334, 731227, 665649, 1859532, 564878, 71428,             666279, 668146, 731241, 257555, 381118, 665814, 726821,             364686, 208439, 82687, 1085884, 727296, 740457, 667527,             1671903, 201467, 135379, 795736, 1075949, 739432, 363955,             213529, 743331, 137238, 743619, 1241974, 632026, 730699,             743451, 665820, 725188, 731202, 379937, 487148, 1288183,             172996, 382069, 731277, 230126, 743982, 743579, 40304,             376983, 179266, 40134, 235938, 731689, 136863, 665433,             727067, 743078, 809959, 381854, 813174, 1846326, 382002,             2030501, 666334, 767779, 731305, 471829, 383868, 566862,             731758, 1624260, 1917430, 364777, 743519, 667355, 364729,             591907, 25865, 241481, 525221, 127507, 307094, 135352,             236119, 743811, 382791, 742061, 323438, 251147, 364706,             487152, 364717, 136686, 364885, 178348, 731363, 666085,             1174287, 667657, 347362, 743268, 196338, 173200, 486189,             665403, 487848, 745512, 731044, 472160, 713624, 177775,             173628, 594655, 744616, 364932, 157847, 744899, 681890,             745133, 713608, 740090, 727178, 743394, 471574, 471664,             486304, 731745, 366585, 1012903, 24587, 742837, 236155,             726600, 152847, 486540, 731019, 985457, 383718, 731645,             724554, 714414, 1578721, 786662, 383966, 261500, 119772,             743182, 366233, 364822, 132752, 364356, 31924, 366085,             38403, 668510, 1743279, 743290, 263251, 30471, 486447,             729929, 2242054, 382521, 296702, 173371, 383945, 121551,             179133, 136919, 666367, 740158, 682585, 1285305, 730942,             284828, 668329, 42280, 136121, 25664, 1561035, 379200,             669549, 668452, 726618, 256177, 724596, 743016, 135671,             177827, 364469, 124701, 485652, 667259, 712118, 346610,             743220, 1049033, 430471, 1086823, 1102600, 1103402, 134615,             135630, 156183, 2074228, 236331, 23876, 2484270, 266361,             276727, 340657, 366820, 377560, 384844, 40633, 484577,             485085, 485803, 487436, 502658, 587186, 665086, 666315,             666928, 667258, 669557, 725231, 729875, 731023, 731073,             738916, 739576, 740931, 742542, 742763, 742935, 743517,             744797, 773286, 80384, 811024, 813654, 823590, and 966894,         -   (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma             (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the             recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors             having the following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (ix-1) 745003, 740130, 471641, 682088, 731404, 2254555,             2381770, 214008, 300268, 2467442, 125552, 666517, 366159,             740927, 665784, 24392, 727457, 148796, 590264, 665632,             345034, 840753, 309645, 743043, 731275, 51232, 667048,             838611, 773330, 884365, 667514, 364412, 366115, 757248,             146049, 140347, 342181, 727123, 30219, 155839, 382612,             723923, 682276, 682479, 743118, 740941, 356841, 53081,             745490, 687381, 324079, 173818, 731060, 743367, 365000,             669149, 285693, 731398, 110481, 726578, 687990, 23612,             723752, 713831, 1536968, 725076, 471702, 119939, 448163,             365271, 738506, 665674, 666128, 29541, 204686, 731665,             682251, 724126, 22908, 152802, 356960, 173119, 366289,             669141, 1420676, 682109, 301122, 357442, 174879, 868577,             25883, 288807, 366089, 471852, 162246, 742100, 743722,             666455, 265558, 744943, 379279, 668924, 203166, 194302,             729971, 724366, 682311, 667348, 365877, 731423, 713859,             730037, 23641, 713837, 376597, 135125, 669263, 123950,             172982, 1911930, 152655, 122874, 1084386, 839101, 251427,             666168, 112819, 565317, 1188588, 366889, 743485, 471568,             744505, 669510, 667361, 135689, 666564, 738332, 23765,             668584, 669319, 744087, 188393, 667587, 795309, 292042,             812967, 135450, 327182, 666946, 366032, 1707527, 667310,             52897, 137131, 366042, 738938, 725726, 667313, 665392,             1846326, 730149, 744606, 489249, 739237, 731047, 687541,             365161, 687800, 68950, 136260, 109142, 69166, 357807,             207926, 2091591, 1550616, 740381, 731714, 364575, 1286238,             364526, 151247, 136862, 1855110, 230882, 238840, 26519,             365121, 376462, 379517, 503189, 545475, 730300, 740620,             742935, 744439, 78353, 796513, and 813654,         -   (ix-2) 724556, 668329, 173200, 174654, 731227, 1624260,             743078, 739576, 3054031, 119772, 487152, 740457, 667527,             382002, 382791, 2384812, 566862, 1075949, 730814, 235938,             745072, 341763, 383718, 486304, 379937, 666279, 241481,             731380, 743270, 1917430, 682585, 666703, 1049033, 1085884,             724642, 665086, 742061, 767779, 729875, 724014, 743603,             714498, 731277, 727289, 744895, 35628, 173200, 743619,             726821, 284828, 129438, 731616, 487103, 667355, 1012990,             487848, 471664, 744899, 42280, 713623, 667110, 502658,             730926, 484577, 1174287, 236155, 381854, 365056, 2030501,             731021, 177967, 667258, 525221, 743331, 135407, 738916,             669557, 382521, 731305, 730401, and 669098,         -   (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) that             are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors             selected from the group of vectors having the following             IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (x-1) 727123, 724366, 366289, 471641, 501476, 744943,             2237263, 155839, 140347, 743774, 1716286, 365271, 236399,             731423, 252291, 812967, 739097, 471702, 1420676, 739193,             740347, 669564, 609631, 731751, 666671, 745490, 285693,             235882, 725791, 23612, 345034, 503874, 838611, 81911,             469647, 667514, 730012, 730300, 740941, 738358, 486493,             809719, 726684, 687667, 162246, 740620, 366436, 726454,             469549, 146976, 665784, 731738, 365349, 238840, 491004,             122874, 46991, 726763, 78353, 738896, 178908, 416959,             486401, 665632, 742590, 180259, 666455, 22711, 665674,             148796, 489326, 25883, 724306, 745003, 594279, 342256,             26455, 143759, 687852, 592598, 713422, 173820, 136560,             209137, 136361, 743205, 366042, 665538, 727056, 1837488,             782688, 744087, 725877, 2238108, 257259, 725836, 666154,             743246, 971276, 448163, 666410, 137720, 1844968, 73703,             770858, 2055272, 487474, 731023, 667348, 50491, 740130,             342551, 713623, 2032639, 723923, 2728204, 176543, 781738,             839101, 32339, 731357, 738970, 364204, 1089025, 364575,             34007, 135096, 364412, 743259, 1870594, 1101773, 366233,             342290, 366067, 565317, 742853, 29541, 682528, 80688,             731398, 713831, 309697, 744983, 187482, 665452, 665376,             359051, 139242, 1707527, 731726, 145112, 744055, 282587,             136114, 1526058, 366115, 123950, 743043, 416744, 1536968,             309645, 738332, 471696, 365090, 667310, 1088781, 149809,             173119, 724416, 743146, 109142, 1239535, 668815, 364510,             738938, 741954, 668089, 151247, 729542, 665833, 549054,             116906, 666946, 135941, 472111, 809828, 135450, 26651,             2115808, 713671, 743615, 731714, 666128, 366842, 724892,             730938, 22908, 324079, 365613, 231903, 743422, 687541,             668360, 287843, 489249, 342181, 207920, 364324, 682109,             743367, 2381770, 22085, 730123, 135875, 250883, 667061,             724126, 1521706, 687679, 208097, 745106, 38789, 682479,             744606, 668684, 726272, 743451, 25949, 744001, 1870594,             179334, 364568, 357807, 590264, 137353, 207926, 731298,             173288, 565754, 69166, 668584, 364926, 154172, 725726,             725340, 23765, 687625, 743391, 292042, 2032639, 128694,             258666, 382612, 725394, 687381, 469345, 730036, 180640,             188393, 52897, 295412, 51232, 884365, 744945, 174683,             195340, 279470, 731648, 665392, 730606, 379540, 43541,             725364, 731404, 729924, 137454, 665437, 253386, 359202,             731685, 364974, 135689, 727229, 2467442, 1417901, 725707,             204686, 741891, 53081, 134785, 682555, 22384, 134858,             379279, 135539, 300194, 2214396, 687270, 731060, 174861,             366388, 738944, 365288, 251216, 545475, 726779, 136868,             743118, 135352, 180082, 2113771, 178750, 731128, 179733,             137205, 740927, 376153, 365097, 30219, 1089025, 1129745,             131839, 160163, 175268, 1932168, 2349125, 239086, 252489,             267358, 359454, 365121, 427786, 471101, 484504, 487130,             502598, 665668, 665982, 667313, 724588, 725758, 726092,             726353, 739953, 739955, 739956, 740193, 743125, and 812143,         -   (x-2) 731019, 366085, 258127, 382002, 714414, 486189,             725188, 1241974, 666703, 487152, 40304, 811024, 25865,             666279, 745133, 347362, 258966, 471664, 82687, 740931,             739109, 628418, 731742, 42280, 724014, 1012903, 1288183,             382423, 512910, 667527, 730942, 731021, 3054031, 724596,             179266, 742061, 667683, 743603, 71428, 713608, 173371,             1917430, 745072, 727289, 486221, 740457, 487848, 742542,             723755, 502658, 1012990, 729875, 25664, 731073, 666928,             668452, 486304, 1285305, 235938, 484577, 341763, 382791,             241481, 742837, 258865, 767779, 566862, 725454, 740105,             813654, 1174287, 1049033, 382738, 665433, 823590, 665086,             1645668, 645455, 668239, 741474, 364885, 236119, 35628,             682585, 1075949, 773286, 382069, 213529, 668536, 257555,             31924, 731380, 725231, 727251, 726821, 236155, 740158,             760065, 587186, 40633, 266361, 1085884, 152847, 669188,             363955, 813174, 284828, 134615, 255398, 343987, 731115,             730814, 667252, 174396, 364729, 1103402, 727178, 744899,             2048801, 382521, 39593, 813654, 666928, 175080, 667991,             136933, 723755, 173371, and 1917430,         -   (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC)             that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant             vectors selected from the group of vectors having the             following IMAGE clone ID No:         -   (xi-1) 726763, 739193, 28584, 739097, 25883, 1716286,             365045, 666367, 379200, 365271, 731227, 726760, 384404,             208991, 744943, 1846326, 364729, 730926, 795736, 136686,             667117, 743517, 724151, 296702, 742837, 364777, 364706,             731616, 666986, 80384, 666007, 1837488, 383868, 40304,             366100, 744055, 136919, 230126, 1288183, 813174, 469647,             787938, 740158, 713608, 669318, 795309, 812967, 325155,             382791, 724596, 743703, 724238, 154172, 366484, 667657,             469549, 124781, 668452, 713831, 713913, 383718, 382621,             744616, 364686, 667533, 744074, 364822, 49888, 24587,             363955, 114008, 201467, 295412, 375746, 666315, 744385,             544818, 364846, 145696, 738424, 1624260, 485652, 1285305,             2484270, 194302, 770858, 366074, 823590, 724014, 379937,             194350, 727321, 366243, 68950, 364741, 731305, 1174342,             744895, 342181, 985457, 2384812, 727289, 731277, 1085884,             727296, 383966, 729924, 382738, 471574, 682585, 525221,             1102600, 665379, 753215, 359202, 1581686, 744797, 726513,             743982, 731722, 486304, 323438, 743422, 727491, 364436,             1844968, 666128, 30981, 382069, 3659591, 730829, 433155,             687953, 667176, 1671903, 364324, 726779, 668146, 743579,             26164, 740457, 307025, 667527, 135941, 744657, 665433,             731590, 378458, 723923, 136747, 136399, 744941, 365913,             730924, 376983, 669149, 682251, 2046361, 30471, 665403,             743043, 712118, 153667, 342290, 731422, 666703, 667067,             665814, 742743, 82687, 809828, 173628, 2345206, 471702,             179534, 730814, 172996, 668329, 471641, 665820, 731598,             136121, 148796, 743331, 1942634, 731758, 1352408, 309697,             731202, 472111, 501527, 78353, 741474, 738945, 178750,             743603, 724642, 33621, 364083, 381032, 745003, 366032,             971276, 177967, 609631, 725345, 745512, 71428, 485085,             743903, 744439, 743270, 738966, 196338, 731363, 743394,             366067, 727067, 745106, 31924, 724895, 34007, 744841, 52226,             731021, 682276, 687679, 135352, 1662274, 285693, 307094,             42280, 1308954, 668815, 665668, 232714, 1594414, 682119,             26455, 667110, 134785, 665674, 731380, 180640, 838611,             742046, 30219, 207920, 743016, 667259, 628418, 667252,             504646, 667361, 742061, 726675, 231903, 667892, 136863,             725533, 1917430, 137353, 744106, 714493, 32917, 714013,             342181, 501476, 730834, 79729, 666794, 2467442, 1698236,             665632, 743268, 741066, 726618, 743290, 665495, 73778,             744410, 669149, 381118, 809959, 276658, 632026, 122874,             744050, 731745, 1174287, 745123, 342581, 681890, 136462,             26651, 668186, 740090, 196992, 1578721, 745072, 669263,             729929, 726821, 740941, 1422194, 714414, 173820, 251250,             365056, 724609, 1075949, 512910, 132752, 740105, 2048801,             178255, 364717, 687379, 232388, 342181, 178908, 744604,             714498, 665342, 731241, 487152, 504158, 668476, 743619,             687800, 667355, 724812, 33133, 739432, 730938, 590264,             726634, 687532, 146049, 213529, 687896, 1626951, 284828,             1049033, 341763, 727056, 3054031, 726600, 156183, 731115,             471696, 143759, 366115, 383528, 731742, 31120, 174861,             668584, 743451, 112819, 2030501, 724556, 1101773, 137010,             2345206, 731076, 365000, 1707527, 366233, 366436, 1087348,             668360, 241481, 731404, 21716, 738938, 53333, 383945,             2055272, 682507, 1012990, 180259, 759865, 723950, 1086823,             2048801, 235938, 23876, 2467442, 35628, 366820, 382002,             384844, 430471, 485104, 502598, 667258, 669557, 724225,             738916, 742542, 742935, 767779, and 813260,         -   (xi-2) 758037, 1932168, 489945, 738970, 667756, 265558,             2113771, 365562, 1712992, 739237, 135539, 159809, 268972,             135303, 1916307, 356841, 682088, 665437, 744945, 2728204,             324079, 727540, 470408, 740347, 364526, 343987, 730300,             594279, 162246, 549054, 743774, 510318, 136976, 725677,             667440, 757248, 140405, 2214396, 436554, 357807, 2306096,             668239, 365919, 665693, 125552, 725585, 823680, 359051,             1846326, 309009, 252291, 1877668, 1505308, 145105, 1741589,             327182, 188393, 743125, 132933, 52897, 731751, 359461,             173841, 212366, 768241, 324066, 730037, 235882, 668300,             2266583, 738358, 723914, 116906, 731738, 209137, 745490,             208097, 44193, 1743279, 110481, 24541, 727251, 745083,             1103402, 681957, 135689, 132935, 731128, 376153, 282587,             666361, 135875, 726636, 1641901, 1690788, 2011082, 366159,             32784, 22711, 713671, 44881, 1492440, 364448, 365526,             725707, 725454, 365348, 1896337, 251427, 725096, 137454,             727092, 357442, 725502, 152655, 668283, 136801, 43541,             667727, 725970, 266361, 135991, 365801, 1238492, 1417901,             731047, 665156, 175772, 141216, 365521, 742919, 743367,             731299, 730012, 489249, 744980, 301122, 713647, 416959,             23612, 128065, 236399, 726335, 366388, 731298, 384087,             300268, 134978, 279470, 740718, 665452, 208439, 738332,             726272, 136014, 135980, 731060, 742100, 364570, 487474,             868577, 1084386, 364412, 249311, 823680, 110101, 1104732,             119939, 1337232, 134858, 135975, 1860115, 188232, 234148,             236331, 251452, 253386, 33285, 33470, 345034, 364204,             364959, 366042, 378813, 379540, 38775, 472114, 486201,             486204, 665376, 669510, 669564, 687667, 705147, 711918,             724366, 725511, 725877, 726092, 726106, 726830, 741587,             741835, 744881, 809719, 812143, 812955, and 966894,     -   whereby an expression value is provided for each quantified         marker gene expression level;     -   c) comparing (i) the expression value obtained at step b) for         each disease-specific marker gene with (ii) a control expression         value for the said marker gene, whereby a deregulated expression         level of each disease-specific marker gene may be determined;     -   d) predicting or diagnosing the occurrence of a thyroid disease         in the said patient if one or more disease-specific marker genes         comprised in a group of marker genes, among the groups (i)         to (xi) defined at step b), has a deregulated expression level;         and     -   e) identifying, among the groups of disease-specific marker         genes (i) to (xi) defined at step b), the group comprising the         said one or more marker genes having a deregulated expression         level, whereby the kind of specific thyroid disease that is         predicted or diagnosed in the said patient is determined.

As used herein, the expression “disease-specific” means a relationship with a single specific thyroid disease. Thus, according to the invention, a “disease-specific” marker gene denotes a gene whose expression is deregulated only in patients that are affected by a specific thyroid disease. Preferably, thyroid diseases are selected from the group consisting of (i) autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), (ii) Grave's disease (GD), macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a), (iv) atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty), (v) microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b), (vi) follicular carcinoma (FTC), (vii) multinodular goitres (MNG), (viii) oncocytic adenoma (OTA), (ix) atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty), (x) oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) and (xi) papillary carcinoma (PTC).

The disease-specific marker genes that are listed in groups (i-1), (ii-1), (iii-1), (iv-1), (v-1), (vi-1), (vii-1), (viii-1), (ix-1), (x-1) and (xi-1) are “under-expressed” in patients affected with the corresponding thyroid disease. Thus, in patients affected with the specified thyroid disease of a given group selected from (i-1) to (xi-1), the expression level of the said disease-specific marker genes is lower than the expression level of the same genes that is determined in patients which are not affected with the said given thyroid disease, including patients which are not affected with a thyroid disease.

The disease-specific marker genes that are listed in groups (i-2), (ii-2), (iii-2), (iv-2), (v-2), (vi-2), (vii-2), (viii-2), (ix-2), (x-2) and (xi-2) are “over-expressed” in patients affected with the corresponding thyroid disease. Thus, in patients affected with the specified thyroid disease of a given group selected from (i-2) to (xi-2), the expression level of the said disease-specific marker genes is higher than the expression level of the same genes that is determined in patients which are not affected with the said given thyroid disease, including patients which are not affected with a thyroid disease.

The in vitro prediction or diagnostic method above is termed an “integrated” method, since the said method allows the simultaneous testing of at least two disease-specific marker genes that are, when taken together, indicative of more than one thyroid disease. The integrated prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention thus allows to simultaneously test for the risk of occurrence of, or for the occurrence of, a thyroid disease, among all, or almost all, the known thyroid diseases. In some embodiments, the integrated method according to the invention allows the testing for the risk of occurrence of, or for the occurrence of, any one, or at least almost any one, thyroid disease among those that are already clinically classified.

Thus, according to the prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, it is now possible to predict or diagnose the occurrence of any kind of thyroid disease, and especially any kind of follicular thyroid tumor, by performing a single test procedure using a unique biological sample from a patient.

The integrated in vitro method according to the invention consists of a prediction method, since the marker gene expression deregulation, that is determined after having performed the comparison step c), generally occurs very early during the course of the thyroid disease progression, and in most cases, if not in all cases, far before that any other detectable phenotypic change is available to the clinician's analysis who implements conventional clinical methods for diagnosing thyroid diseases, like those established by the World Health Organization (WHO), namely the WHO International Classification of diseases, including the WHO Classification of pituitary tumors.

The integrated in vitro method also consists of a diagnosis method, since it is shown herein a specific relationship between (i) a deregulation of the expression of each marker gene disclosed in the present specification and (ii) a particular kind of thyroid disease, as conventionally classified, e.g. according to the clinical analysis methods established by the WHO International Classification of diseases.

The “thyroid tissue sample” that is provided at step a) of the method consists of a sample from the thyroid tissue originating from the patient to be tested, which tissue sample comprises at least the minimum number of cells allowing the production of an amount of nucleic acid expression products (e.g. mRNA or cDNA) for performing step b) in optimal conditions. Generally, the thyroid tissue sample comprises at least 10³ cells, and preferably at least 10⁶ cells from the thyroid organ. Typically, the thyroid tissue sample that is provided at step a) of the method may be any of the specimens such as those taken by fine needle aspiration from a subject, or those prepared by excision and extirpation of a part of the thyroid.

At step b) of the method, quantifying the expression level of disease-specific marker genes encompasses determining an absolute or relative quantification value that illustrates the said marker genes expression activity. Quantification encompasses determining a quantification value for the mRNA synthesized by each of the disease-specific marker genes tested, or of the cDNA that may be obtained from the corresponding mRNA. As it will be specified further in the present specification, the quantification value that is determined at step b) of the method may consist of an absolute quantification value that reflects the amount of mRNA produced from each disease-specific marker gene tested that is present in the patient's thyroid tissue sample. In other embodiments of the method, the said quantification value may be expressed as a relative value, e.g. the ratio between (i) the amount of mRNA produced by the disease-specific marker gene tested and (ii) the amount of mRNA produced by a gene that is constitutively expressed, e.g. a house-keeping gene like actin.

As used herein, a “gene” encompasses, or alternatively consists of, a nucleic acid that is contained in the human genome and which is expressible, i.e. which is able to give rise to a corresponding mRNA. Thus, a “gene”, as used in the present specification, consists of a human genomic nucleic acid encoding a mRNA, whether or not the encoded mRNA codes for a polypeptide.

The identity of every disease-specific marker gene of interest that is described in the present specification is unequivocally defined as a gene, whose expression gives rise to a mRNA, and wherein the said mRNA (or its corresponding double-stranded cDNA) comprises the heterologous nucleic acid insert included in a recombinant vector that is unequivocally referenced by a “Clone ID No” in the I.M.A.G.E. collection of human cDNA clones (Integrated Molecular Analysis of Genomes and their Expression), which are mainly available under the form of arrayed cDNA libraries. Thus, a disease-specific marker gene is identified herein as a IMAGE clone ID number, which consists of the reference number of a specific clone that is publicly available upon request to the IMAGE Consortium or to agreed distributors, including (i) the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, Va., USA), (ii) Open Biosystems (Huntsville, Ala., USA) or (iii) Research Genetics/Invitrogen (Carlsbad, Calif., USA).

The one skilled in the art, on the sole basis of the IMAGE clone ID No reference for a disease-specific marker gene described herein, has thus a full access to the corresponding biological material, i.e. the recombinant vector that comprises, as an inserted cDNA, the nucleic acid sequence originating form the mRNA that is encoded by the corresponding disease-specific marker gene.

The disease-specific marker genes described herein are all available as IMAGE human cDNA clones, wherein the human cDNA is contained in the pT3T7 cloning vector, which consists of a well known pUC19-based phagemid vector comprising both the phage T3 and T7 promoters, and which is functional in E. coli.

The nucleic acid sequence of the human cDNA of interest that is inserted in each recombinant vector identified as an IMAGE clone ID No may be easily determined by the one skilled in the art, by using conventional techniques of DNA amplification and sequencing. Illustratively, for obtaining the nucleic acid sequence of the disease-specific marker genes described herein that are inserted in the pT3T7 cloning vector, the one skilled in the art may amplify the DNA insert using primers that specifically hybridize with the T3 promoter sequence (5′-AATTAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGT-3′—SEQ ID No 1) or with the T7 promoter sequence (5′-AGCTGTAATACGACTCACTATAGGG-3′—SEQ ID No 2), before sequencing.

Alternatively, the nucleic acid sequence of the human cDNA of interest that is inserted in each recombinant vector identified as an IMAGE clone ID No is directly available upon a query based on the IMAGE clone ID number disclosed herein at the IMAGE Consortium database, e.g. at the following Web address: http://image.llnl.gov/image/html/query_tools.shtml.

As a further alternative of access to the nucleic acid sequences of the disease-specific marker genes disclosed herein, the one skilled in the art may refer to the gene names corresponding to the IMAGE clone ID numbers that are listed in Tables 3-24 and 25 to 46, which gene names consist of the unequivocal name of each human gene that is attributed by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC). Nucleic acid sequences of the disease-specific marker genes disclosed herein are thus also available upon query at the HGCN database on the basis of the internationally recognized gene name, e.g. at the following Web address: http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/nomenclature/searchgenes.pl.

Tables 3-24 and 25 to 46 list the disease-specific marker genes of interest whose expression level may be quantified, when performing the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention.

Each of table 3 and 25 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of AT, if under-expressed.

Each of table 4 and 26 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of AT, if over-expressed.

Each of table 5 and 27 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of GD, if under-expressed.

Each of table 6 and 28 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of GD, if over-expressed.

Each of table 7 and 29 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTA-a, if under-expressed.

Each of table 8 and 30 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTA-a, if over-expressed.

Each of table 9 and 31 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTA-atypical, if under-expressed.

Each of table 10 and 32 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTA-atypical, if over-expressed.

Each of table 11 and 33 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTA-b, if under-expressed.

Each of table 12 and 34 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTA-b, if over-expressed.

Each of table 13 and 35 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTC, if under-expressed.

Each of table 14 and 36 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of FTC, if over-expressed.

Each of table 15 and 37 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of MNG, if under-expressed.

Each of table 16 and 38 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of MNG, if over-expressed.

Each of table 17 and 39 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of OTA, if under-expressed.

Each of table 18 and 40 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of OTA, if over-expressed.

Each of table 19 and 41 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of OTA atypical, if under-expressed.

Each of table 20 and 42 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of AT, if over-expressed.

Each of table 21 and 43 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of OTC, if under-expressed.

Each of table 22 and 44 list the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of OTC, if over-expressed.

Each of table 23 and 45 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of PTC, if under-expressed.

Each of table 24 and 46 lists the disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of PTC, if over-expressed.

Tables 3-24 and 25-46 show the results obtained from two distinct sets of determination of the pertinent disease-specific markers.

In each of Tables 3-24 and 25-46, the left column (“name”) indicates, when available, the disease-specific marker gene name, according to the HUGO international nomenclature. When the international nomenclature gene name was not available, the IMAGE clone ID no is indicated. The second column (“cloid”) indicates the IMAGE clone ID no of the recombinant vector comprising, inserted therein, the cDNA encoding the disease-specific marker gene that is publicly available upon request near the IMAGE Consortium or near an agreed distributor Company. The third column (“p value”) indicates the statistical relevance of the relationship between (i) a deregulated expression of the disease-specific marker gene and (ii) the occurrence of the thyroid disease. The right column (“fold”) indicates the mean fold over-expression or under-expression of the disease-specific marker gene that has been experimentally determined, as compared to the “control” expression level value that has been determined from thyroid tissue samples originating from patients which are not affected with the specific thyroid disease, which include patients which are affected with a distinct thyroid disease, as well as patients which are not affected with any thyroid disease.

In all cases, the one skilled in the art may design detection and/or quantification means, including nucleic acid primers or probes, specific for every one of the marker genes of interest described herein, on the basis of the IMAGE clone cDNA material and also on the basis of their sequences that are available from the various sequence databases that are referred to above.

Illustratively pair of primers that specifically hybridise with the target nucleic acid gene marker of interest may be designed by any one of the numerous methods known in the art, based on the known partial or complete sequence of the said marker gene.

In certain embodiments, for each of the marker genes of the invention, at least one pair of specific primers, as well as the corresponding detection nucleic acid probe, is already referenced and entirely described in the public “Quantitative PCR primer database”, notably at the following Internet address: “http://lpgws.nci.nih.gov/cgi-bin/PrimerViewer”.

In all cases, the one skilled in the art may design nucleic acid primers or probes that specifically hybridise with each of the marker genes described herein, starting from their known 3′-end and/or 5′-end nucleic acid sequences.

In other embodiments, a specific pair of primers may be designed using the method disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,892,141 to Nakae et al., the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.

Examples of polynucleotides that are directly usable as primers or probes, or alternatively are usable for designing primers or probes, for the purpose of the invention consist of the polynucleotides having the nucleic acid sequences SEQ ID No 3 to 486, each polynucleotide being specific for a given disease-specific marker gene described herein, as it will be detailed elsewhere in the present specification.

As disclosed in the examples herein, the inventors have performed a wide range differential expression analysis of more than 8000 candidate genes on thyroid tissue samples previously collected from patients affected with a thyroid disease. The collection of thyroid tissue samples that has been used for performing the differential expression analysis comprised various sets of thyroid tissue samples, each set of thyroid tissue samples comprising three or more tissue samples originating from the same number of patients for which a specific thyroid disease had been clinically diagnosed, and the whole sets of thyroid tissue samples covering all, or at least almost all, thyroid diseases that are presently known in the art.

The wide range differential expression analysis of more than 8000 candidate genes was performed by:

-   -   (i) manufacturing DNA microarrays by immobilization on a solid         support of labeled candidate gene-specific probes, each labeled         probe being previously prepared by PCR amplification of each of         the more than 8000 IMAGE clone vectors, each IMAGE clone vector         containing a candidate gene nucleic acid. Each labeled probe has         the ability to specifically hybridize with an expression product         of the corresponding candidate gene;     -   (ii) (ii-a) extracting the total RNA material from each thyroid         tissue sample previously collected from patients affected with a         thyroid disease, and (ii-b) obtaining labeled cDNAs from the         total population of mRNAs extracted at step (ii-a). Total RNA         extracted from individuals that are not affected with a thyroid         disease is also used, as further controls.     -   (iii) hybridizing the labeled cDNAs obtained at step (ii) with         the DNA microarrays manufactured at step (i);     -   (iv) measuring the signal intensities that are generated after         the formation of hybrid complexes between (i) a plurality of         probes immobilized on the DNA microarrays and (ii) a plurality         of labeled cDNAs, whereby an expression value for each candidate         gene is obtained. and     -   (v) determining:         -   (v-1) for each of the candidate gene tested, if there exists             a relevant relationship between the expression level value             of the said candidate gene, as measured at step (iv), and             the occurrence of the thyroid disease, or         -   (v-2) for sets of two or more of the candidate genes tested,             if there exists a relevant relationship between the             expression level value of the said candidate gene, as             measured at step (iv), and the occurrence of the thyroid             disease

The determination of a relevant relationship between the expression level value of the said candidate gene, at step (v-2) above, and the occurrence of the thyroid disease, may be performed by any one of the methods of the suitable statistical analysis that are well known from the one skilled in the art.

The determination of a relevant relationship between the expression level values of a set of two or more candidate genes, as measured at step (iv) above, and the occurrence of the thyroid disease was performed as it follows:

-   -   (1) (1-a) performing a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for         detecting differences between the 12 class means (i.e.         individuals affected with a thyroid disease among the 11 thyroid         disease classes (i) to (xi) previously described, and         individuals not affected with a thyroid disease). (1-b) lowering         the incidence of multiple testing effects, using the false         discovery rate (FDR) controlling procedure. (1-c) determining         gene expression specificities with t-tests, by comparing mean         class expression with gene profiles.     -   (2) scoring each thyroid tissue sample by its similarity to the         corresponding class centroids.     -   Steps (1) and (2) allow correcting the raw expression level         measurements that were performed at step (iv) of the method         above.     -   (3) evaluating the thyroid disease prediction power of the         candidate genes tested, by calculating, for sets of two or more         candidate genes, a predictive score which is assigned after         comparing the statistical relevance values of the said sets of         candidate genes obtained by one or more statistical method, such         as one or more statistical method selected from the group         consisting of (i) the Linear Diagonal Discriminant Analysis         (LDDA), (ii) the Support Vector Machine (SVM), and (iii) the         Nearest Centroid (NC). The predictive score that is finally         calculated for each set of candidate genes may consist of a p         value, in which case the statistical relevancy of a given         candidate gene for predicting a given thyroid disease increases         with decreasing values of the p value predictive score.     -   (4) selecting a candidate gene as a disease-specific marker gene         if the assigned score value indicates a statistical relevancy         which is higher than a threshold statistical relevancy         (predictive score threshold value).

According to the invention a candidate gene consists of a disease-specific marker gene if its predictive score value, calculated as a p value, is lower than 0.05, when using the method generally disclosed above and detailed in the examples herein.

According to the invention, a candidate gene can also be defined as a gene for which the expression profiles, in association to another candidate gene, show high predictive potential in selection method (3) above.

According to another embodiment, a set of candidate genes consists of a set of disease-specific marker gene if its predictive score value, calculated as a p value, is lower than 0.05, when using the method generally disclosed above and detailed in the examples herein.

A complete list of the candidate genes that have been finally selected as disease-specific genes according to the invention is disclosed in Tables 3-24. The most disease-specific marker genes that are listed in Tables 3-24 have a p value that is lower than 0.05, when the p value is assessed by the method described in the examples herein.

Thus, in all embodiments of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, the two or more disease-specific marker genes that are quantified at step b) mainly consist of marker genes having a p value predictive score lower than 0.05, as shown in Tables 3-24.

The accuracy of the prediction or the diagnosis results that are obtained at steps d) and e) of the in vitro method may increase with an increasing number of disease-specific marker genes belonging to a single thyroid disease class (i) to (xi) that are quantified at step b).

Depending on the accuracy of the prediction or of the diagnosis results which is sought, when performing the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, the one skilled in the art will adapt step b), so as to use a suitable combination of (1) the number of disease-specific marker genes to be quantified for a specific thyroid disease class among classes (i) to (xi) defined previously and (2) the predictive score (e.g. the p value) of the disease-specific marker genes to be quantified.

As it is shown in Tables 3-24 and 25-46, for a given class of thyroid disease among the classes (i) to (xi) previously defined herein, (a) a part of the disease-specific marker genes may be over-expressed, and (b) the remaining part of the disease-specific marker genes may be under-expressed, as compared to its expression level value found for all other thyroid disease classes as well as for healthy individuals.

At step b) of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, the number of disease-specific marker genes that are quantified in each group (i) to (xi) is of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199; 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746 or 747, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, or 900 it being understood that the maximum number of disease-specific marker genes is limited by the number of disease-specific market genes that are described herein in each of the groups (i) to (xi).

As it will be detailed further in the specification, the comparison step c) is performed using a “control” expression value for each disease-specific marker gene that is tested. The said control expression value consists of the mean expression value for the said disease-specific marker gene that is found in individuals that are not affected with the thyroid disease to which a deregulation of the said marker gene is associated.

In some preferred embodiments, the comparison step c) consists of comparing the expression value of a plurality of marker genes that are known to be deregulated in patients affected with one of the thyroid diseases, selected from the thyroid diseases (i) to (xi), with the reference expression values for each of the said marker genes that are previously determined in patients that are not affected with the same thyroid disease, including healthy individuals that are not affected with any thyroid disease. The collection of expression values for the tested marker genes may also be termed an “expression profile” of these genes. In these preferred embodiments step c) encompasses comparing (i) the expression profile of the gene markers of interest that has been determined from the biological sample of the patient under testing with (ii) at least one reference expression profile of the same marker genes that has been previously determined from patients that are not affected with the said thyroid disease selected from the thyroid disease (i) to (xi). In certain of these preferred embodiments step c) consists of comparing (i) the expression profile of the gene markers of interest that has been determined from the biological sample of the patient under testing with (ii) at every reference expression profile of the same marker genes that has been previously determined from patients that are not affected with the said thyroid disease selected from the thyroid disease (i) to (xi), which may also include patients that are not effected with any thyroid disease. Then, at step d), a thyroid disease is predicted if the “experimental” expression profile that is determined for the patient tested is similar with one reference expression profile corresponding to patients affected with a specific thyroid disease selected from the thyroid diseases (i) to (xi). Then, at step e), the kind of specific thyroid disease is predicted, which consists of the thyroid disease for which the corresponding reference expression profile is the most close to the experimental expression profile that has been determined for the patient tested.

In certain embodiments of the method, the expression level value of a disease-specific marker gene can be provided as a relative expression level value. To determine a relative expression level value of a disease-specific marker gene, illustratively a disease-specific marker gene belonging to group (i) described herein, the level of expression of the said marker gene is previously determined for 10 or more samples of thyroid tissue originating from patients who are not affected with autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), prior to the determination of the expression level for the sample in question. The median expression level of the said disease-specific marker gene belonging to group (i), which has been determined in the larger number of samples, is determined and this median expression value is used as a baseline expression level, that may also be termed “control” value for the said disease-specific marker gene. The expression level of the said disease-specific marker gene determined for the test sample (absolute level of expression) is then divided by the median expression value obtained for that marker. This provides a relative expression level.

For a given disease-specific marker gene whose expression level is quantified at step b), a deregulated expression level is determined at step c) if there exists a relevant difference between (i) the expression value obtained at step b) and (ii) the reference control value. The said relevant difference may be any expression level difference that is found statistically significant, irrespective of the statistical method that is used. Generally, a relevant difference is found if, either:

-   -   (i) the deregulated expression of the disease-specific marker         gene consists of an under-expression, as compared to the control         expression value, the deregulated expression value being 0.98         fold or less the control expression value; or     -   (ii) the deregulated expression of the disease-specific marker         gene consists of an over-expression, as compared to the control         expression value with a p value <0.05.

At step d) of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, the occurrence of a thyroid disease is predicted or diagnosed if a deregulated expression level of one or more disease-specific marker genes belonging to one group of marker genes selected from groups (i) to (xi) has been determined at step c).

Generally, if a deregulated expression level for one or more disease-specific marker genes is determined at step c), the said one or more disease-specific marker genes whose expression is deregulated all belong to the same group of marker genes, among groups (i) to (xi) described herein. Incidentally, errors may be introduced when performing steps b) or c) of the method, leading to the determination of a deregulated expression level of marker genes belonging to more than one group of marker genes, among groups (i) to (xi) described herein. The incidence of such artifacts may be easily avoided if, for each group (i) to (xi) for which marker genes expression level is quantified at step b), more than one disease-specific marker gene is included.

Thus, at step b), for each of the groups (i) to (xi) that is tested, preferably the expression level of 2 or more disease-specific marker genes, more preferably the expression level of 5 or more disease-specific marker genes, and most preferably the expression level of 12 or more disease-specific marker genes, is quantified, so as to lower the incidence of eventual technical artifacts which may occur when performing the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention.

As already mentioned above, the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention allows the prediction or the diagnosis of a thyroid disease selected from the groups (i) to (xi) of thyroid diseases described herein. In some embodiments, the said in vitro method allows the prediction or the diagnosis of all, or almost all, known thyroid diseases, if a simultaneous testing of marker genes included in a plurality of groups of disease-specific marker genes, among groups (i) to (xi), is performed, at step b) of the method.

Thus, in certain embodiments of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, step b) consists of quantifying the expression level of marker genes included in more than two groups of disease-specific marker genes, selected from groups (i) to (xi) described herein. In certain embodiments of the method, step b) comprises quantifying the expression level of marker genes included in 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 groups of disease-specific marker genes, selected from groups (i) to (xi) described herein.

The occurrence of every kind of thyroid disease, or at least almost every kind of thyroid disease, may be predicted or diagnosed when using the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, if, at step b), the expression level of one or more disease-specific marker genes in each of the groups (i) to (xi) of marker genes is quantified.

Thus, in certain preferred embodiments of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, step b) comprises quantifying the expression level of disease-specific marker genes selected from each of groups (i) to (xi) described herein.

At step e) of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, the kind of thyroid disease that is affecting the tested patient is determined by simply assessing to which group of disease-specific marker genes, among the groups (i) to (xi) described herein, belong the marker gene(s) for which a deregulated expression level has been determined at step c). Illustratively, if a deregulated expression level has been determined at step c) for one more disease-specific marker genes belonging to group (vi), then the occurrence of a follicular carcinoma (FTC) is predicted or diagnosed for the patient tested.

In the embodiments wherein, at step b) of the method, it is quantified the expression level of less than every one of the disease-specific marker genes belonging to a specific group, among groups (i) to (xi) described herein, then it is quantified preferably highly significant marker genes of the said specific group, so as to counterbalance the use of an eventual low number of disease-specific marker genes, for the said specific group.

In certain preferred embodiments of the prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, the two or more disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more of the groups of marker genes consisting of:

-   -   (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (i-1) 154172, 78353, 135941, 545475, 1087348, 744055, 667174,         592276, 135975, 214008, 295412, 549054, 813260, 565317, 787938,         739956, 1104732, 135630, 667892, 725096, 72744, 645455, 744439,         143759, 669574, 136686, 2266583, 2074228, 364412, 724276,         364959, 669510, 742580, 727251, 300268, 713422, 724416, 31120,         811582, 564994, 1877668, 28584, 2055272, 137720, 687782, 753215,         173200, 486708, 1716286, 503189, 839101, 471641, 472114, 726830,         730938, 744797, 472160, 809828, 2467442, 668186, 669318, 738970,         324079, 33621, 364706, 682088, 591907, 744606, 738332, 51232,         502598, 739193, 741954, 744616, 724596, 364469, 2384812, 34007,         739097, 666778, 667355, 713647, 26519, 731404, 665376, 745106,         744385, 713653, 666007, 725364, 136399, 364729, 23827, 705147,         668452, 669263, 208991, 135407, 742542, 669188, 135689, 738938,         512910, 471574, 22711, 782688, 743118, 726821, 364777, 365045,         740941, 744087, 364324, 309697, 730829, 665649, 136014, 668815,         359461, 366032, 726782, 731073, 1837488, and 238705,     -   (i-2) 665833, 1645668, 731060, 1705397, 741835, 609631, 2113771,         1337232, 713623, 35356, 122063, 40633, 812143, 811024, 137238,         665881, 140405, 377560, 740193, 727521, 731007, 740604, 665566,         731098, 285666, 255398, 731023, 1286238, 1084386, 730037,         742763, 202897, 726424, 740971, 73703, 120916, 487436, 730968,         471947, 324140, 730032, 666510, 356960, 123950, 485803, 308564,         730971, 1089513, 110938, 201467, 727554, 669503, 730413, 179857,         1899942, 276727, 188393, 234357, 566585, 239951, 36371, 156183,         23121, 471101, 1086914, 21496, 180259, 727173, 342416, 1088781,         486201, 325008, 813174, 2349125, 484504, 2366175, 340657,         366289, 127360, 742574, 744926, 562904, 487103, 743722, 781738,         1632468, 727394, 143957, 251047, 1116948, 2398980, 34783,         1982430, 195712, 1932202, 3058557, 2091389, 5725785, 50491,         366359, 743212, 111460, 741988, 1735081, 825265, 682207, 46991,         1844689, 78294, 258747, 744468, 448163, 724225, 1544175, 742965,         964736, 742839, 851264, 730410, 740931, 152398, 489326, 276658,         1013595, 1737165, 2158322, 162246, 738315, 744413, 727496,         742555, 324225, 134034, 731152, 33285, 486779, 295093, 178984,         725548, 485725, 744366, 159381, 782730, 259552, 503874, 1146624,         174396, 120649, 743113, 744911, 114008, 743237, 1072914, 742899,         153411, 725696, 487130, 155345, 160163, 2137932, 743246, 592598,         490710, 745018, 245426, 1324060, 726454, 740885, 1131054,         191881, 924826, 2238108, 950695, 731762, 714216, 486401,         1654256, 235934, 1089025, 730271, 243741, 742592, 1580147,         668494, 745248, 2361911, 427786, 744755, 726904, 745223, 738896,         743259, 80109, 1712870, 232002, 742696, 342256, 744897, 726557,         741389, 1420842, 725758, 1707527, 289337, 739953, 239086,         713896, 236386, 1129745, 2364998, 504539, 110101, 1057773,         128065, 725345, 1896337, 726156, 731284, 292882, 288807, 152844,         149910, 726147, 152802, 725927, 196115, 1578721, 210587, 742977,         200018, 744756, 741661, 667239, 725473, 2103105, 343867, 364271,         122874, 180950, 232507, 285693, 723938, 665651, 665632, 1326169,         204381, 727207, 665452, 117072, 271985, 1188588, 1929371,         665982, 471210, 824531, 1352408, 667435, 248811, 742649, 741919,         742853, 1541958, 1056782, 668454, 1256485, 49725, 43629, 730865,         667144, 724042, 667602, 745326, 725622, 723753, 724588, 744881,         485085, 745125, 823680, 666755, 155717, 727154, 1870594, 740347,         729489, 345034, 252489, 725268, 124554, 44064, 134615, 379540,         590264, 2108870, 2306096, 80688, 884365, 502658, 1285305,         1641901, 356841, 773286, 868577, 177967, 364204, 204686, 250883,         310519, 743367, 740105, 665784, 724366, 235882, 129438, 38775,         382612, 666410, 486204, 187482, 236155, 137454, 1101773, 743426,         838611, 209137, 666061, 52740, 740617, 2108870, 665651, 1844689,         1352408, 1056782, 668454, 43629, and 155717,     -   (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (ii-1) 724596, 503189, 135407, 731021, 364717, 23817, 24623,         724596, and 180851,     -   (ii-2) 726424, 122063, 729489, 724588, 343867, 1116948, 727154,         1632468, 1057773, 117072, 73703, 486493, 590264, 726147,         1089513, 724225, 80109, 744385, 1654256, 964736, 667435, 365349,         742696, 295093, 110938, 195712, 245426, 127360, 122874, 448163,         489326, 501476, 202897, 23121, 744911, 743212, 49725, 725548,         191881, 744926, 665452, 2158322, 727394, 811024, 259552, 741389,         232507, 342416, 2238108, 667313, 324225, 366359, 1188588,         742899, 823680, 782730, 204381, 727207, 243741, 120649, 366115,         740885, 726763, 258747, 727554, 153411, 665566, 1286238, 135773,         136686, 731711, 250771, 122063, 744385, 740140, 262894, 53081,         258698, 53119, 136366, 665674, 178161, and 729489,     -   (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (iii-1) 486221, 1174287, 666061, 504539, 742837, 173371, 486189,         682585, 258966, 253386, 213529, 566862, 485085, 723755, 382423,         731742, 1285305, 235882, 137478, 731115, 727289, 731047, 236155,         705147, 1049033, 188232, 666794, 382069, 119939, 742763, 731073,         284828, 743603, 665649, 745072, 562904, 40633, 725473, 744616,         356841, 340657, 129438, 485872, 365045, 767779, 587186, 135407,         1645668, 744899, 382521, 382738, 364271, 667110, 682276, 726821,         25664, 21496, 729875, 665086, 178255, 725454, 71428, 382002,         365056, 1016390, 731616, 1578721, 724238, 1012990, 2103105,         2384812, 258865, 341763, 364717, 1116948, 1326169, 741474,         42280, 753215, 1982430, 731277, 31924, 195712, 742542, 665452,         1174287, 487379, and 24065,     -   (iii-2) 739955, 1420676, 745003, 738938, 300194, 25883, 295412,         364324, 730938, 744055, 725371, 1844968, 22711, 250883, 741954,         744087, 187482, 744505, 1101773, 725364, 742100, 726353, 173820,         782688, 724366, 731726, 154172, 53333, 1716286, 745106, 667313,         208991, 744385, 809828, 135689, 744797, 135941, 366042, 172982,         23827, 549054, 214008, 666007, 136801, 724416, 545475, 667892,         729971, 742580, 740941, 743118, 33621, 364469, 731404, 667348,         78353, 151247, 472160, 1087348, 502598, 744606, 172828, 740130,         667174, 745465, 173820, 24392, 300194, 208991, 24532, 725371,         22711, 376003, 1844968, 359202, 295412, and 25883,     -   (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma         (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (iv-1) 208991, 136399, 503874, 123950, 1102600, 377560, 743367,         2048801, 42280, 813174, 30219, 1578721, 33133, 379517, 204686,         743331, 384404, 731598, 725345, 838611, 743982, 379540, 743619,         487848, 738916, 744074, 50491, 1089025, 666128, 740158, 341763,         740941, 729542, 251047, 742965, 140405, 111460, 724642, 723923,         714216, 731616, 309645, 366032, 740105, 744926, 364706, 739097,         1735081, 207920, 487436, 739193, 177857, 1089513, 743603,         2091389, 665784, 731422, 71428, 179534, 1012990, 666315,         1932202, 713831, 760065, 731380, 665632, 731202, 740604, 665086,         136686, 726763, 743270, 759865, 364741, 823590, 609631, 730926,         201467, 310519, 127360, 471641, 742977, 80384, 724238, 378813,         35628, 487103, 28584, 1075949, 731305, 503874, 741305, 208991,         743367, 380394, 123950, 23939, 714196, and 1102600,     -   (iv-2) 687667, 265558, 738970, 726830, 146976, 745490, 282587,         366388, 2074228, 669188, 668536, 366042, 208097, 743774, 713647,         134978, 731751, 300194, 713653, 724276, 301122, 730300, 669564,         668239, 738332, 713422, 594279, 1104732, 665376, 730938, 667174,         1877668, 300268, 587186, 711918, 72744, 1932168, 143759, 725791,         730971, 687468, 125552, 668815, 687782, 725454, 2074228, 146976,         2139315, 726830, 50202, 269873, 745490, and 265558,     -   (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (v-1) 740931, 740604, 172828, 725268, 136014, 731751, 594279,         731128, 379540, 725877, 743774, 136976, 178984, 208097, 627107,         209137, 741587, 236399, 234148, 129438, 23612, 234357, 1088781,         743118, 359461, 666128, 838611, 200018, 265558, 288807, 239086,         137454, 1735081, 742965, 160163, 1146624, 725707, 110938,         153411, 343987, 155345, 289337, 117072, 191881, 309697, 738315,         727496, 1056782, 486201, 665566, 119939, 25664, 1420842, 725758,         1129745, 713896, 175772, 345034, 364204, 669564, 743426,         1072914, 78294, 743259, 486204, 884365, 504539, 378813, 745018,         740158, 687667, 236386, 741661, 562904, 1641901, 741919,         1188588, 592598, 1870594, 114008, 809719, 2103105, 713422,         1705397, 1089025, 705147, 730037, 667144, 503874, 484577,         812955, 744606, 1016390, 487848, 251427, 1544175, 726147,         682207, 2364998, 731738, 725548, 1049033, 210587, 1131054,         744926, 724042, 743246, 743212, 131839, 823680, 740604, 487086,         730593, 591534, and 743118,     -   (v-2) 667892, 267358, 666007, 146976, 486510, 564994, 364436,         365271, 739193, 666315, 592276, 739097, 713653, 125552, 725364,         214008, 731404, 1087348, 296702, 251250, 469345, 669263, 727056,         744385, 731277, 512910, 34007, 744439, 365121, 230126, 811582,         366042, 33621, 730938, 665649, 668815, 740620, 502598, 726763,         364741, 208991, 136399, 25883, 136686, 383718, 364324, 724276,         726353, 382612, 295412, 645455, 501476, 739576, 143759, 740130,         31120, 78353, 731227, 26519, 364469, 813260, 342551, 809828,         753215, 364844, 564994, 740620, 267358, 667533, 666315, 666007,         1173570, 364569, 667514, and 487475,     -   (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vi-1) 726684, 501476, 38775, 251250, 669318, 35356, 364469,         713653, 739193, 26519, 30219, 155345, 251452, 739953, 202897,         490710, 739097, 469345, 365121, 309009, 364436, 725345, 153411,         744897, 725758, 485803, 175268, 120649, 364777, 191881, 276658,         471574, 1129745, 742935, 343867, 713896, 236386, 276727, 342416,         124554, 724588, 1057773, 1420842, 666928, 727178, 1013595,         725548, 207920, 235882, 964736, 489326, 1146624, 1131054,         469647, 725696, 740941, 668815, 1705397, 687468, 195712, 342551,         743367, 80109, 1899942, 729489, 682451, 687551, 236055, 25077,         665327, 667250, 471834, 26519, and 365121,     -   (vi-2) 72744, 2467442, 726782, 743426, 136801, 135407, 135975,         137454, 726849, 238840, 324079, 486221, 669574, 266361, 134858,         731073, 359461, 744606, 731060, 666778, 726513, 236155, 744616,         744797, 23827, 743118, 609631, 143759, 665376, 742542, 725454,         135689, 713647, 743774, 136014, 724416, 687782, 723755, 726092,         731128, 782688, 80688, 53333, 22085, 46991, 486708, 730012,         236119, 549054, 2716748, 744797, 666784, 743043, 238840, 415554,         and 729896,     -   (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vii-1) 811582, 188232, 682207, 356960, 236155, 501476, 773286,         173371, 276727, 30471, 645455, 745273, 744881, 1705397, 741474,         667527, 207920, 512910, 255398, 110101, 723923, 259552, 129438,         363955, 266361, 235882, 253386, 364885, 740105, 204381, 742837,         134615, 1116948, 136801, 1073288, 207920, 731292, 768246,         594510, and 745187,     -   (vii-2) 471641, 713422, 740941, 72744, 309645, 744505, 731726,         726782, 135689, 665668, 2055272, 151247, 366032, 172982, 743118,         364324, 745106, 172828, 740604, 744055, 154172, 131839, 53333,         744087, 726513, 295412, 134858, 30219, 739956, 109142, 486708,         78353, 725877, 726849, 782688, 345034, 25883, 2467442, 22711,         743774, 741954, 744606, 1420676, 724366, 1716286, 80688, 236399,         250883, 730829, 250463, 665668, 486356, 257773, 726782, 744505,         135689, 731726, 668625, 309645, and 740941,     -   (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (viii-1) 80688, 666410, 725877, 729971, 236399, 726092, 724366,         172982, 1870594, 742100, 366388, 366042, 744983, 365349, 731275,         416959, 53333, 151247, 731726, 345034, 382612, 809719, 731738,         730012, 667348, 173820, 667313, 739247, 137454, 744087, 730300,         884365, 135689, 743774, 725707, 22085, 1860115, 1932168, 250883,         726849, 669564, 2266583, 139242, 740941, 729542, 364324, 665376,         665784, 51232, 731751, 175268, 723753, 609631, 238840, 669263,         252489, 486708, 666066, 730829, 33621, 23612, 667239, 740620,         731128, 739956, 725791, 726684, 486401, 23827, 365271, 365121,         134858, 782688, 741835, 590264, 471641, 738332, 379517, 726454,         726782, 731404, 2032639, 741954, 366115, 366289, 727154, 725268,         740130, 745106, 743125, 665668, 549054, 282587, 146976, 109142,         253386, 1101773, 131839, 214008, 669510, 665833, 162246, 743118,         738970, 310519, 742853, 726106, 30219, 682088, 724588, 745125,         364204, 172828, 666007, 727496, 740971, 823680, 1707527, 565317,         1641901, 309645, 666128, 1057773, 667174, 285693, 309009,         743259, 666778, 731152, 740347, 1896337, 665632, 379540, 757248,         134978, 1420676, 210587, 726424, 592598, 665881, 725511, 738896,         740885, 295412, 687782, 73703, 744756, 288807, 180259, 137131,         838611, 724042, 744366, 364412, 427786, 448163, 34007, 325008,         742977, 471101, 1256485, 730037, 742696, 713831, 725622, 486493,         744413, 724276, 725096, 234148, 239951, 134034, 868577, 713623,         366074, 149910, 1877668, 154172, 289337, 726513, 2306096,         726904, 364959, 727251, 744505, 667602, 342256, 1326169, 744055,         187482, 196115, 731060, 342416, 743237, 123950, 125552, 503874,         781738, 1654256, 743246, 740604, 739953, 744911, 364526, 503189,         738938, 208097, 25883, 324225, 245426, 723923, 248811, 738315,         743722, 1013595, 1737165, 727173, 744755, 140405, 300194,         744468, 2361911, 46991, 1352408, 1129745, 1089025, 745223,         713896, 725877, 530069, 724366, 666410, 729971, and 726849,     -   (viii-2) 258865, 485104, 430471, 730926, 731616, 365045, 485872,         724895, 179534, 486189, 731115, 364686, 731076, 743270, 178255,         33133, 366820, 365056, 666334, 666703, 1086823, 364741, 666794,         137478, 177857, 42280, 31924, 235938, 2484270, 213529, 724014,         2048801, 731380, 743331, 730814, 1174287, 667252, 731598,         136863, 744895, 382738, 667110, 471574, 23876, 760065, 1085884,         745072, 2384812, 724238, 731422, 744899, 666279, 341763, 731305,         665433, 740105, 236119, 30471, 384844, 665086, 364885, 383868,         364717, 714498, 744074, 512910, 382621, 665649, 379937, 364706,         743982, 743619, 587186, 1705397, 741474, 241481, 2030501,         433155, 230126, 35628, 363955, 1012990, 71428, 525221, 731202,         667527, 364729, 743603, 173371, 753215, 471664, 742837, 668186,         687468, 381854, 738916, 1075949, 201467, 487152, 767779, 152847,         40304, 740457, 486221, 382791, 591907, 566862, 364777, 744616,         742935, 724642, 257555, 1049033, 667258, 382521, 731021, 384404,         742061, 382069, 731277, 727289, 173200, 727178, 795736, 177967,         668452, 823590, 382002, 726821, 813174, 725231, 731742, 731227,         1917430, 667355, 135630, 383718, 487848, 729875, 813654, 740158,         1624260, 773286, 284828, 729929, 731073, 731023, 136686, 472160,         484577, 486304, 740931, 377560, 25664, 669557, 811024, 1285305,         502658, 276727, 236155, 666928, 1103402, 682585, 966894, 134615,         487436, 296702, 1578721, 485803, 1102600, 364469, 739576,         742542, 2074228, 743517, 340657, 156183, 742763, 485085, 80384,         266361, 40633, 175772, 666315, 744797, and 236331,     -   (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma         (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (ix-1) 26519, 172982, 744439, 745003, 238840, 1420676, 742935,         503189, 151247, 214008, 365121, 730300, 25883, 545475, 738332,         669263, 125552, 744087, 740620, 366042, 884365, 78353, 109142,         742100, 590264, 379517, 667313, 813654, 730037, 135689, 740130,         742935, 1855110, 796513, 376462, 230882, 813654, and 136862,     -   (ix-2) 487152, 740457, 667527, 382002, 382791, 2384812, 566862,         1075949, 730814, 235938, 745072, 341763, 383718, 486304, 379937,         666279, 241481, 731380, 743270, 1917430, 682585, 666703,         1049033, 1085884, 724642, 665086, 742061, 767779, 729875,         724014, 743603, 714498, 731277, 727289, 744895, 35628, 173200,         743619, 726821, 284828, 129438, 731616, 487103, 667355, 1012990,         487848, 471664, 744899, 42280, 713623, 667110, 502658, 730926,         484577, 1174287, 236155, 381854, 365056, 2030501, 731021,         177967, 667258, 525221, 743331, 135407, 738916, 669557, 382521,         731305, 730401, 713623, 235938, 669098, 1049033, 730814, 382002,         667527, 740457, 382791, and 665086,     -   (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (x-1) 782688, 78353, 666410, 740130, 745003, 740620, 731726,         1716286, 250883, 1420676, 740941, 135689, 744087, 724366,         109142, 2055272, 486493, 590264, 238840, 713623, 469345, 80688,         738970, 725791, 364412, 366042, 146976, 739955, 1844968, 365271,         187482, 668815, 744606, 501476, 180259, 1101773, 809828, 731404,         366115, 726353, 713422, 173820, 137454, 665668, 2032639, 366289,         726763, 549054, 743367, 135941, 131839, 46991, 724416, 282587,         503874, 744983, 209137, 502598, 667348, 812143, 745106, 730012,         726092, 739193, 726684, 175268, 740347, 471101, 151247, 365121,         345034, 252489, 364324, 565317, 34007, 162246, 253386, 731060,         738896, 743125, 743774, 137720, 739956, 741954, 139242, 739097,         309645, 73703, 342256, 609631, 667313, 51232, 745490, 740193,         469647, 486401, 22711, 484504, 2349125, 665376, 724588, 154172,         267358, 739953, 838611, 427786, 1129745, 725758, 730300,         1089025, 729542, 1932168, 687667, 309697, 471641, 487130,         731738, 545475, 160163, 365349, 239086, 665982, 366388, 25883,         78353, 359454, 666410, 740620, 740347, and 364412,     -   (x-2) 40304, 382423, 173371, 1917430, 745072, 727289, 486221,         740457, 742061, 512910, 487848, 742542, 258966, 723755, 502658,         471664, 1012990, 729875, 25664, 487152, 724596, 731073, 666928,         668452, 486304, 382002, 1285305, 235938, 484577, 341763, 382791,         241481, 742837, 258865, 767779, 566862, 725454, 740105, 731021,         813654, 1174287, 71428, 1049033, 382738, 665433, 823590, 665086,         1645668, 645455, 668239, 741474, 364885, 236119, 35628, 682585,         1075949, 773286, 382069, 213529, 668536, 257555, 42280, 31924,         731380, 725231, 727251, 726821, 236155, 740158, 760065, 587186,         40633, 486189, 731742, 266361, 1085884, 152847, 669188, 363955,         724014, 813174, 284828, 134615, 255398, 343987, 731115, 730814,         667252, 740931, 743603, 174396, 364729, 1103402, 727178, 744899,         2048801, 382521, 811024, 39593, 813654, 666928, 175080, 667991,         136933, 723755, 173371, 742061, 471664, and 1917430,     -   (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (xi-1) 1624260, 743517, 28584, 296702, 80384, 669557, 731227,         795736, 787938, 384844, 384404, 502598, 1086823, 382621,         1716286, 823590, 731422, 23876, 25883, 667258, 364729, 433155,         669318, 738916, 727289, 731598, 739097, 383718, 364777, 667527,         366032, 744074, 666315, 724596, 724014, 742935, 1102600, 743982,         744616, 724642, 726763, 30471, 726513, 2384812, 309697, 740457,         730926, 666007, 382069, 135941, 742061, 731616, 78353, 813174,         485104, 2484270, 744439, 724238, 740158, 382791, 208991, 731305,         35628, 179534, 731021, 364324, 726821, 666703, 665668, 365045,         668452, 809828, 382738, 201467, 363955, 730814, 739193, 731277,         744797, 366820, 383868, 682585, 382002, 745072, 743270, 742837,         40304, 1917430, 813260, 744055, 379937, 136686, 1012990,         1285305, 486304, 665433, 742542, 731202, 1075949, 668815,         744895, 2048801, 744385, 42280, 667110, 31924, 284828, 364706,         177967, 71428, 364686, 730829, 469647, 753215, 33133, 724225,         738938, 430471, 235938, 767779, 731380, 1578721, 2467442, and         1624260,     -   (xi-2) 359051, 343987, 301122, 594279, 745490, 711918, 687667,         378813, 265558, 162246, 812955, 145105, 757248, 324079, 741587,         740347, 33470, 208097, 743125, 364526, 136976, 188393, 1641901,         140405, 627107, 730012, 725511, 359461, 726106, 744881, 486204,         668239, 823680, 725707, 356841, 251427, 236331, 1877668, 134978,         309009, 376153, 234148, 731128, 731047, 727251, 1896337, 38775,         743367, 2306096, 23612, 125552, 743774, 236399, 2266583, 682088,         966894, 175772, 282587, 738970, 251452, 738332, 812143, 1103402,         2113771, 868577, 731738, 549054, 713647, 379540, 235882,         1932168, 725096, 472114, 731060, 128065, 1860115, 33285, 135689,         266361, 137454, 730300, 136014, 742100, 731751, 416959, 209137,         22711, 1104732, 300268, 669564, 730037, 725877, 705147, 364204,         366388, 726830, 119939, 110101, 364959, 486201, 253386, 665376,         364412, 188232, 725454, 726092, 809719, 741835, 135975, 345034,         1337232, 724366, 136801, 669510, 366042, 134858, 727251, 627107,         376153, 743125, 140405, 823680, 136976, 324079, 378813, 687667,         and 265558,

In certain embodiments, if step b) of the method is performed by quantifying the expression level of less than 20 disease-specific marker genes in each group of disease-specific marker genes, among groups (i) to (xi), then the said disease-specific marker genes may be selected; in each of groups (i) to (xi), from the groups consisting of:

-   -   (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (i-1) 669510, 725096, 366100, 325155, 154172, 787938, 744055,         592276, 740941, 73778, 667174, 739193, 295412, 23827, 136686,         744385, 471641, 724276, 28584 and 268972,     -   (i-2) 43541, 687990, 365990, 562904, 725548, 365877, 742763,         180259, 2449149, 1089025, 713623, 382760, 258747, 743961,         174396, 724306, 1505308, 726454, 665452 and 665833,     -   (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (ii-1) 25664, 868169, 731380, 1049033, 730942, 731616, 726578,         366388, 485872, 1662274, 2074228, 730926, 745106, 731021,         207920, 258865, 503189, 745490, 1103402 and 1911930,     -   (ii-2) 687990, 743961, 486493, 379279 and 667313,     -   (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (iii-1) 2348237, 135379, 743851, 1712992, 376699, 1251197,         1174287, 173841, 486221, 265345, 666564, 252382, 173371, 731073,         253386, 1285305, 342700, 179214, 3054031 and 359797,     -   (iii-2) 745003, 1844968, 364324, 357201, 24392, 1420676, 687532,         724562, 729510, 725371, 24083, 738938, 730938, 148796, 137205,         174683, 21808, 3659591, 325155 and 666792,     -   (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma         (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (iv-1) 503874, 666128, 838611, 208991, 739097, 1089025, 725548,         739193, 155839, 28584, 202897, 743331, 743619, 725345, 345034,         235938, 729924, 681957, 30219 and 773330,     -   (iv-2) 50202, 738970, 128694, 741891, 666671, 366388, 146976,         687667, 587186, 667727, 669136, 744001, 666361, 668300, 713647,         2074228, 282587, 179288, 687270 and 726830,     -   (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (v-1) 740931; 731751; 840687; 666128; 379540; 667259; 725585;         503874; 23612; 3054031; 208097; 265558; 136976, 838611, 725707,         594279, 343987, 487474, 731128, 279172 and 773330,     -   (v-2) 724609, 365913, 666154, 267358, 665379, 667892, 251250,         713653, 365589, 1087348, 366042, 743146, 174654, 744657, 214008,         666007, 137005, 364436, 738558 and 146976,     -   (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vi-1) 501476, 309009, 739193, 251452, 681957, 739097, 364448,         469549, 202897, 195340, 731380, 2345206, 23765, 471641, 502244,         713653, 486189, 740604, 682207 and 740941,     -   (vi-2) 782688, 136014, 135980, 725335, 724150, 307094, 723752,         510318, 726578, 324079, 2139164, 143759, 739237, 152655, 136646,         309697, 384087, 365408, 376699 and 134671     -   (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vii-1) 284828, 173841, 667527, 202897, 469549, 207920, 469647,         363955, 323438, 276658, 263251, 731277, 35628, 741474, 743394,         212366, 258865, 724014, 742837 and 1117183     -   (vii-2) 687625, 726782, 364324, 148796, 744505, 26164, 665668,         713837, 172828, 731726, 151247, 486356, 342181, 471641, 72744,         135689, 740941, 366032 and 154172,

(viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No:

-   -   (viii-1) 80688, 1870594, 731738, 1870594, 365348, 681875,         731751, 136114, 365161, 491004, 724366, 744983, 740718, 884365,         687381, 236399, 731726, 809719, 757248 and 172982,     -   (viii-2) 1662274, 145696, 730926, 731115, 155345, 376356,         666794, 739109, 179534, 628418, 741406, 485872, 232388, 667110,         724895, 33133, 730834, 743270, 731380, and 713913,     -   (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma         (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (ix-1) 745003, 740130, 471641, 682088, 731404, 2254555, 2381770,         214008, 300268, 2467442, 125552, 666517, 366159, 740927, 665784,         24392, 727457, 148796, 590264 and 665632,     -   (ix-2) 724556, 668329, 173200, 174654, 731227, 1624260, 743078,         739576, 3054031 and 119772,     -   (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic varcinoma (OTC) that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (x-1) 727123, 724366, 366289, 471641, 501476, 744943, 2237263,         155839, 140347, 743774, 1716286, 365271, 236399, 731423, 252291,         812967, 739097, 471702, 1420676 and 739193,     -   (x-2) 731019, 366085, 258127, 382002, 714414, 486189, 725188,         1241974, 666703, 487152, 40304, 811024, 25865, 666279, 745133,         347362, 258966, 471664, 82687 and 740931,     -   (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (xi-1) 726763, 739193, 28584, 739097, 25883, 1716286, 365045,         666367, 379200, 365271, 731227, 726760, 384404, 208991, 744943,         1846326, 364729, 730926, 795736 and 136686,     -   (xi-2) 758037, 1932168, 489945, 738970, 667756, 265558, 2113771,         365562, 1712992, 739237, 135539, 159809, 268972, 135303,         1916307, 356841, 682088, 665437, 744945 and 2728204,

In certain other embodiments, if step b) of the method is performed by quantifying the expression level of less than 20 disease-specific marker genes in each group of disease-specific marker genes, among groups (i) to (xi), then the said disease-specific marker genes may be selected; in each of groups (i) to (xi), from the groups consisting of:

-   -   (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (i-1) 1837488, 284828, 729542, and 238705,     -   (i-2) 52740, 208097, 36371, 740617, 1086914, 2108870, 665651,         1844689, 448163, 1929371, 1352408, 742649, 1056782, 668454,         43629, and 155717,     -   (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (ii-1) 23817, 24623, 724596, and 180851,     -   (ii-2) 135773, 136686, 731711, 250771, 122063, 744385, 740140,         262894, 53081, 258698, 53119, 136366, 665674, 726424, 178161,         and 729489,     -   (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (iii-1) 1174287, 487379, and 24065,     -   (iii-2) 745465, 173820, 24392, 300194, 208991, 24532, 725371,         745003, 738938, 739955, 22711, 376003, 1844968, 359202, 295412,         1420676, and 25883,     -   (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma         (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (iv-1) 503874, 741305, 208991, 136399, 743367, 380394, 123950,         23939, 714196, and 1102600,     -   (iv-2) 2074228, 146976, 738970, 2139315, 726830, 50202, 269873,         745490, 265558, and 687667,     -   (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (v-1) 740931, 740604, 487086, 172828, 730593, 591534, and         743118,     -   (v-2) 364844, 564994, 740620, 267358, 667533, 666315, 146976,         666007, 667892, 1173570, 364569, 667514, and 487475,     -   (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vi-1) 726684, 682451, 687551, 236055, 25077, 665327, 667250,         471834, 26519, and 365121,     -   (vi-2) 2716748, 744797, 666784, 743043, 238840, 415554, 72744,         729896, 743426, and 2467442,     -   (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vii-1) 1073288, 207920, 731292, 768246, 594510, and 745187,     -   (vii-2) 250463, 665668, 486356, 713422, 257773, 726782, 744505,         72744, 135689, 731726, 668625, 309645, 740941, and 471641,     -   (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (viii-1) 725877, 530069, 724366, 666410, 729971, 80688, and         726849,     -   (viii-2) 365934, 753215, 730926, 485872, 365045, 724895, 179534,         486189, 53341, 485104, 731616, 430471, and 258865,     -   (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma         (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (ix-1) 26519, 742935, 1855110, 796513, 376462, 230882, 813654,         and 136862,     -   (ix-2) 730401, 713623, 235938, 669098, 1049033, 487152, 730814,         382002, 667527, 740457, 382791, and 665086,     -   (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic varcinoma (OTC) that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (x-1) 78353, 782688, 359454, 666410, 740620, 740347, and 364412,     -   (x-2) 39593, 813654, 666928, 175080, 667991, 136933, 723755,         173371, 742061, 471664, 40304, 382423, and 1917430,     -   (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (xi-1) 1624260,     -   (xi-2) 729542, 727251, 627107, 376153, 743125, 140405, 823680,         136976, 324079, 378813, 711918, 208097, 687667, 359051, 343987,         745490, 265558, 301122, and 594279,

In certain most preferred embodiments, if step b) of the method is performed by quantifying the expression level of highly significant disease-specific marker genes which are selected, in each of groups (i) to (xi), from the groups consisting of:

-   -   (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (i-2) 1088781 (SEQ ID No 3), 1089513 (SEQ ID No 4), 1131054 (SEQ         ID No 5), 116906 (SEQ ID No 6-7), 122874 (SEQ ID No 8-9), 123950         (SEQ ID No 10-11), 1251197 (SEQ ID No 12), 1256485 (SEQ ID No         13), 1286238 (SEQ ID No 14), 1326169 (SEQ ID No 15), 1352408         (SEQ ID No 16), 140405 (SEQ ID No 17-18), 1578721 (SEQ ID No         19), 162246 (SEQ ID No 20-21), 1705397 (SEQ ID No 22), 1707527         (SEQ ID No 23), 174396 (SEQ ID No 24-25), 180259 (SEQ ID No         26-27), 1870594 (SEQ ID No 28), 188393 (SEQ ID No 29-30),         1942634 (SEQ ID No 31), 201467 (SEQ ID No 32-33), 204686 (SEQ ID         No 34-35), 210587 (SEQ ID No 36-37), 2238108 (SEQ ID No 38),         245426 (SEQ ID No 39-40), 250883 (SEQ ID No 41-42), 2728204 (SEQ         ID No 43), 279470 (SEQ ID No 44), 287843 SEQ ID No 45), 3054031         (SEQ ID No 46-47), 310519 (SEQ ID No 48-49), 342256 (SEQ ID No         50-51), 345034 (SEQ ID No 52-53), 356841 (SEQ ID No 54-55),         356960 (SEQ ID No 56-57), 366289 (SEQ ID No 58), 379200 (SEQ ID         No 59), 382760 (SEQ ID No 60-61), 427786 (SEQ ID No 62-63),         448163 (SEQ ID No 64), 46991 (SEQ ID No 65-66), 485803 (SEQ ID         No 67-68), 486401 (SEQ ID No 69-70), 489326 SEQ ID No 71-72),         503874 (SEQ ID No 73-74), 50491 (SEQ ID No 75), 590264 (SEQ ID         No 76-77), 592598 (SEQ ID No 78-79), 609631 (SEQ ID No 80-81),         665452 (SEQ ID No 82-83), 666410 (SEQ ID No 84), 667239 (SEQ ID         No 85), 668584 (SEQ ID No 86), 682207 (SEQ ID No 87-88), 687990         (SEQ ID No 89-90), 713623 (SEQ ID No 91-92), 725473 (SEQ ID No         93-94), 725548 (SEQ ID No 95-96), 726454 (SEQ ID No 97-98),         727496 (SEQ ID No 99-100), 730037 (SEQ ID No 101-102), 731751         (SEQ ID 107, 738944 (SEQ ID No 108), 740347 (SEQ ID No 109-110),         740931 (SEQ ID No 111-112), 742696 (SEQ ID No 113-114), 742853         (SEQ ID No 115-116), 743246 (SEQ ID No 117-118), 743367 (SEQ ID         No 119-120), 744911 (SEQ ID No 121), 80688 (SEQ ID No 122),         811024 (SEQ ID No 123-124), 813174 (SEQ ID No 125-126), 823680         (SEQ ID No 127-128) and 884365 (SEQ ID No 129),     -   (i-1) 1174287 (SEQ ID No 130), 119772 (SEQ ID No 131-132),         133531 (SEQ ID No 133-134), 135689 (SEQ ID No 135-136), 136919         (SEQ ID No 137-138), 139242 (SEQ ID No 139-140), 1420676 (SEQ ID         No 141), 148796 (SEQ ID No 142), 154172 (SEQ ID No 143), 155345         (SEQ ID No 144-145), 1716286 (SEQ ID No 146), 172982 (SEQ ID No         147), 173841 (SEQ ID No 148-149), 1846326 (SEQ ID No 150),         1877668 (SEQ ID No 151), 208991 (SEQ ID No 152-153), 214008 (SEQ         ID No 154), 2266583 (SEQ ID No 155), 22711 (SEQ ID No 156),         2384812 (SEQ ID No 157), 258127 (SEQ ID No 158), 25883 (SEQ ID         No 159-160), 258865 (SEQ ID No 161), 265558 (SEQ ID No 162-163),         28584 (164-165), 295412 (166-167), 301122 (SEQ ID No 168),         309645 (SEQ ID No 169-170), 324079 (SEQ ID No 171-172), 325155         (SEQ ID No 173-174), 343987 (SEQ ID No 175), 359051 (SEQ ID No         176-177), 359461 (SEQ ID No 178-179), 364324 (SEQ ID No         180-181), 364412 (SEQ ID No 182-183), 365045 (SEQ ID No         184-185), 365121 (SEQ ID No 186-187), 365271 (SEQ ID No         188-189), 365589 (SEQ ID No 190-191), 365913 (SEQ ID No 192),         366032 (SEQ ID No 193-194), 366042 (SEQ ID No 195-196), 366100         (SEQ ID No 197-198), 38403 (SEQ ID No 199), 471641 (SEQ ID No         200-201), 471664 (SEQ ID No 202-203), 487152 (SEQ ID No         204-205), 512910 (SEQ ID No 206-207), 545475 (SEQ ID No         208-209), 549054 (SEQ ID No 210-211), 587186 (SEQ ID No         212-213), 592276 (SEQ ID No 214-215), 628418 (SEQ ID No         216-217), 665086 (SEQ ID No 218-219), 665376 SEQ ID No 220-221),         666154 (SEQ ID No 222-223), 666361 (SEQ ID No 224-225), 667174         (SEQ ID No 226), 667348 (SEQ ID No 227-228), 667892 (SEQ ID No         229), 668684 (SEQ ID No 230), 681875 (SEQ ID No 231-232), 687667         (SEQ ID No 233), 714437 (SEQ ID No 234-235), 724562 (SEQ ID No         236), 724892 (SEQ ID No 237-238), 725076 (SEQ ID No 239-240),         726596 (SEQ ID No 241-242), 727056 (SEQ ID No 243-244), 727251         (SEQ ID No 245), 727289 (SEQ ID No 246-247), 72744 (SEQ ID No         248-249), 729510 (SEQ ID No 250-251), 730012 (SEQ ID No         252-253), 730300 (SEQ ID No 254), 731060 (SEQ ID No 255-256),         731115 (SEQ ID No 257-258), 731726 (SEQ ID No 259-260), 738332         (SEQ ID No 261-262), 738970 (SEQ ID No 263), 739097 (SEQ ID No         264-265), 739193 (SEQ ID No 266-267), 740457 (SEQ ID No         268-269), 740941 (SEQ ID No 270), 743774 (SEQ ID No 271), 744087         (SEQ ID No 272), 744439 (SEQ ID No 273), 745003 (SEQ ID No 274),         745072 (SEQ ID No 275), 745490 (SEQ ID No 276), 782688 (SEQ ID         No 277-278) and 78353 (SEQ ID No 279-280), 787938 (SEQ ID No         281),     -   (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (ii-1) 145696 (SEQ ID No 282), 151247 (SEQ ID No 283-284),         1662274 (SEQ ID No 285), 173296 (SEQ ID No 286-287), 341763 (SEQ         ID No 288-289), 486189 (SEQ ID No 290-291), 594279 (SEQ ID No         292), 730926 (SEQ ID No 293-294), 731616 (SEQ ID No 295) and         740620 (SEQ ID No 296-297),     -   (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (iii-2) 136114 (SEQ ID No 298-299), 364575 (SEQ ID No 300-301)         and 366436 (SEQ ID No 302-303), [Over-expressed]     -   (iii-1) 1188588 (SEQ ID No 304-305), 137131 (SEQ ID No 306-307),         137454 (SEQ ID No 308), 173371 (SEQ ID No 309-310), 235882 (SEQ         ID No 311-312), 235938 (SEQ ID No 313-314), 253386 (SEQ ID No         315-316), 265345 (SEQ ID No 317-318), 276727 (SEQ ID No 319),         42280 (SEQ ID No 320-321), 486221 (SEQ ID No 322-323), 666703         (SEQ ID No 324-325), 682276 (SEQ ID No 326), 725707 (SEQ ID No         327-328), 726600 (SEQ ID No 329-330), 741406 (SEQ ID No         331-332), 743259 (SEQ ID No 333-334), 744983 (SEQ ID No 335) and         838611 (SEQ ID No 336-337),     -   (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma         (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (iv-2) 208097 (SEQ ID No 338-339), 669136 (SEQ ID No 340-341)         and 687468 (SEQ ID No 342-343),     -   (iv-1) 1089025 (SEQ ID No 344), 1536698 (SEQ ID No 345), 155839         (SEQ ID No 346-347), 238840 (SEQ ID No 348-349), 30219 (SEQ ID         No 350-351), 33133 (SEQ ID No 352-353), 378813 (SEQ ID No 354),         379517 (SEQ ID No 355), 379540 (SEQ ID No 356), 40304 (SEQ ID No         357), 665784 (SEQ ID No 358-359), 666128 (SEQ ID No 360-361),         667527 (SEQ ID No 362), 724014 SEQ ID No 363-364), 739109 (SEQ         ID No 365), 740105 (SEQ ID No 366), 740604 (SEQ ID No 367-368)         and 743270 (SEQ ID No 369-370),     -   (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (v-1) 1641901 (SEQ ID No 371), 23612 (SEQ ID No 372-373), 236399         (SEQ ID No 374-375), 491004 (SEQ ID No 376-377), 667365 (SEQ ID         No 378-379), 724366 (SEQ ID No 380-381), 725877 (SEQ ID No         382-383), 731128 (SEQ ID No 384-385), 731738 (SEQ ID No 386-387)         and 809719 (SEQ ID No 388-389),     -   (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vi-1) 179334 (SEQ ID No 390-391), 713671 (SEQ ID No 392-393),         726684 (SEQ ID No 394-395) and 757248 (SEQ ID No 396)     -   (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vii-2) 194302 (SEQ ID No 397-398),     -   (vii-1) 1012990 (SEQ ID No 399), 208439 (SEQ ID No 400-401) and         36521 (SEQ ID No 402-403)     -   (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (viii-2) 430471 (SEQ ID No 404)     -   (viii-1) 112819 (SEQ ID No 405), 180082 (SEQ ID No 406-407),         365348 (SEQ ID No 408-409), 366115 (SEQ ID No 410-411), 667310         (SEQ ID No 412-413), 713831 (SEQ ID No 414-415), 726092 (SEQ ID         No 416-417), 730606 (SEQ ID No 418-419) and 743125 (SEQ ID No         420)

The sequence references (SEQ IDs) consist of nucleotide sequences that are comprised in the corresponding disease-specific marker genes. For each disease-specific marker gene that is listed above, a reference to (i) the 3′-end sequence, (ii) the 5′-end sequence or (iii) both the 3′-end sequence and the 5′-end sequence is given in parentheses.

Indeed, the sequences that are referred to above may be used as such as nucleic acid primers or probes specific for a given disease-specific marker gene. These sequences may also be used to design other nucleic acid probes or primers specific for a given disease-specific marker gene.

These sequences may also be used to amplify the nucleic acid insert of the corresponding IMAGE clone vector, so as to generate a suitable amount of a given disease-specific marker gene nucleic acid.

In certain other most preferred embodiments, if step b) of the method is performed by quantifying the expression level of highly significant disease-specific marker genes which are selected, in each of groups (i) to (xi), from the groups consisting of:

-   -   (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (i-2) 36371 (SEQ ID No 421-422), 448163 (SEQ ID No 64), 740617         (SEQ ID No 423-424), 52740 (SEQ ID No 425-426), 208097 (SEQ ID         No 338-339), 1086914 (SEQ ID No 427), 1929371 (SEQ ID No 428),         and 742649 (SEQ ID No 429),     -   (i-1) 729542 (SEQ ID No 430-431), 1837488 (SEQ ID No 432),         284828 (SEQ ID No 433), and 238705 (SEQ ID No 434),     -   (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (ii-2) 136366 (SEQ ID No 435-436), 726424 (SEQ ID No 437-438),         178161 SEQ ID No 439-440), and 665674 (SEQ ID No 441-442),     -   (ii-1) 23817 (SEQ ID No 443),     -   (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (iii-2) 1420676 (SEQ ID No 141), 739955 (SEQ ID No 444-445),         745003 (SEQ ID No 274), and 738938 (SEQ ID No 446),     -   (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma         (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No:     -   (iv-2) 687667 (SEQ ID No 233), and 738970 (SEQ ID No 263),     -   (iv-1) 136399 (SEQ ID No 447-448), and 380394 (SEQ ID No         449-450),     -   (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (v-2) 364569 (SEQ ID No 451), 487475 (SEQ ID No 452-453), 667892         (SEQ ID No 229), 364844 (SEQ ID No 454-455), and 146976 (SEQ ID         No 456-457),     -   (v-1) 740931 (SEQ ID No 111-112), and 172828 (SEQ ID No         458-459),     -   (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vi-2) 743426 (SEQ ID No 460), 72744 (SEQ ID No 248-249), 729896         (SEQ ID No 461-462), and 2467442 (SEQ ID No 463),     -   (vi-1) 667250 (SEQ ID No 464-465), 687551 (SEQ ID No 466),         726684 (SEQ ID No 394-395), 665327 (SEQ ID No 467-468), 236055         (SEQ ID No 469), 471834 (SEQ ID No 470-471), and 25077 (SEQ ID         No 472-473),     -   (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (vii-2) 668625 (SEQ ID No 474), 471641 (SEQ ID No 200-201),         713422 (SEQ ID No 475), 72744 (SEQ ID No 248-249), and 486356         (SEQ ID No 476-477),     -   (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (viii-2) 486189 (SEQ ID No 290-291), 258865 (SEQ ID No 161), and         485104 (SEQ ID No 478),     -   (viii-1) 80688 (SEQ ID No 122),     -   (ix) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No:     -   (ix-2) 487152 (SEQ ID No 204-205),     -   (ix-1) 26519 (SEQ ID No 479-480), 1855110 (SEQ ID No 481), and         796513 (SEQ ID No 482),     -   (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTC) that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (x-2) 40304 (SEQ ID No 357), and 382423 (SEQ ID No 483),     -   (x-1) 782688 (SEQ ID No 277-278),and     -   (xi) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (PTC) that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID         No:     -   (xi-2) 359051 (SEQ ID No 176-177), 343987 (SEQ ID No 175),         594279 (SEQ ID No 292), 729542 (SEQ ID No 430-431), 208097 (SEQ         ID No 338-339), 301122 (SEQ ID No 168), 745490 (SEQ ID No 276),         and 711918 (SEQ ID No 484).

In some embodiments, it must be also used marker genes for healthy thyroid that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No:

-   -   137131 (SEQ ID No 306-307), 238840 (SEQ ID No 348-349), 284828         (SEQ ID No 433), 310519 (SEQ ID No 48-49), 448163 (SEQ ID No         64), 484535 (SEQ ID No 485-486), 666128 (SEQ ID No 360-361),         682276 (SEQ ID No 326), 713831 (SEQ ID No 414-415), 729542 (SEQ         ID No 430-431), 838611 (SEQ ID No 336-337)

General Methods for Quantifying the Expression Level of Disease-Specific Marker Genes

Any one of the methods known by the one skilled in the art for quantifying a nucleic acid biological marker encompassed herein may be used for performing the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method of the invention. Thus any one of the standard and non-standard (emerging) techniques well known in the art for detecting and quantifying a protein or a nucleic acid in a sample can readily be applied.

Such techniques include detection and quantification of nucleic acid biological markers with nucleic probes or primers.

The expression level of a disease-specific marker gene described herein may be quantified by any one of a wide variety of well known methods for detecting expression of a transcribed nucleic acid. Non-limiting examples of such methods include nucleic acid hybridisation methods, nucleic acid reverse transcription methods, and nucleic acid amplification methods.

In certain embodiments, the expression level of a disease-specific marker gene is assessed by preparing mRNA/cDNA (i.e. a transcribed polynucleotide) from cells originating from a thyroid tissue sample of a patient to be tested, and by hybridising the mRNA/cDNA with a reference polynucleotide which is a complement of a marker nucleic acid, or a fragment thereof, the said marker nucleic acid being comprised in the expression product of a disease-specific marker gene included in one of groups (i) to (xi) described herein. cDNA can, optionally, be amplified using any of a variety of polymerase chain reaction methods prior to hybridisation with the reference polynucleotide.

In some preferred embodiments of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, step b) of expression level quantification of two or more disease-specific marker genes is performed using DNA microarrays. Illustratively, according to this preferred embodiment, a mixture of transcribed polynucleotides obtained from the thyroid tissue sample, or alternatively a mixture of the corresponding cDNAs, is contacted with a substrate having fixed thereto a plurality of polynucleotides, each of these polynucleotides consisting of a polynucleotide complementary to, or homologous with, at least a portion (e.g. at least 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100, 500, or more consecutive nucleotide residues) of a disease-specific marker gene. If polynucleotides complementary to or homologous with are differentially detectable on the substrate (e.g. detectable using different chromophores or fluorophores, or fixed to different selected positions), then the levels of expression of a plurality of disease-specific marker genes can be quantified simultaneously using a single substrate (e.g. a “gene chip” microarray of polynucleotides fixed at selected positions). When a method of assessing marker expression is used which involves hybridisation of one nucleic acid with another, it is preferred that the hybridisation be performed under stringent hybridisation conditions.

In certain embodiments of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, step b) comprises the steps of:

-   -   b1) providing two or more sets of nucleic acids, each nucleic         acid contained in a set hybridizing specifically with a nucleic         acid expression product of a disease-specific marker gene         comprised in one of groups (i) to (xi);     -   b2) reacting the sets of nucleic acids provided at step b1) with         nucleic acid expression products that are previously extracted         from the thyroid tissue sample provided at step a);     -   b3) detecting and quantifying the nucleic acid complexes formed         between (i) the sets of nucleic acids provided at step b1)         and (ii) the nucleic acid expression products that are extracted         from the thyroid tissue sample provided at step a);

The nucleic acids that are provided at step b1) may also be conventionally termed nucleic acid probes, each nucleic acid probe having the ability to specifically hybridize with an expression product (mRNA or cDNA) from a disease-specific marker gene selected from the group consisting of the disease-specific marker genes comprised in groups (i) to (xi) described in the present specification.

A “set” of nucleic acids that is provided at step b1) consists of one or more nucleic acids (e.g. nucleic acid probes) that all hybridize with an expression product from the same disease-specific marker gene. In the embodiments wherein a set of nucleic acids comprises two or more nucleic acids, the said nucleic acids may be identical or distinct. In the embodiments wherein a set of nucleic acids comprises two or more distinct nucleic acids, the said distinct nucleic acids preferably hybridize with distinct nucleic acid portions, most preferably non-overlapping portions, of the expression product of the same disease-specific marker gene.

As it will be described in detail below, preferred embodiments of steps b1) to b3) are performed with DNA microarrays.

Thus, in most preferred embodiments of step b) of the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to the invention, the expression level quantification of the disease-specific marker genes is performed by using suitable DNA microarrays. In such a marker detection/quantification format, the mRNA is immobilised on a solid surface and contacted with a probe, for example by running the isolated mRNA on an agarose gel and transferring the mRNA from the gel to a membrane, such as nitrocellulose. In an alternative format, the probe(s) are immobilized on a solid surface and the mRNA is contacted with the probe(s), for example, in an Affymetrix gene chip array. A skilled artisan can readily adapt known mRNA detection methods for use in detecting the level of mRNA encoded by the markers of the present invention. Specific hybridization technology which may be practiced to generate the expression profiles employed in the subject methods includes the technology described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,143,854; 5,288,644; 5,324,633; 5,432,049; 5,470,710; 5,492,806; 5,503,980; 5,510,270; 5,525,464; 5,547,839; 5,580,732; 5,661,028; 5,800,992; the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference; as well as WO 95/21265; WO 96/31622; WO 97/10365; WO 97/27317; EP 373 203; and EP 785 280. In these methods, an array of “probe” nucleic acids that includes a probe for each of the phenotype determinative genes whose expression is being assayed is contacted with target nucleic acids as described above. Contact is carried out under hybridization conditions, e.g., stringent hybridization conditions as described above, and unbound nucleic acid is then removed. The resultant pattern of hybridized nucleic acid provides information regarding expression for each of the genes that have been probed, where the expression information is in terms of whether or not the gene is expressed and, typically, at what level, where the expression data, i.e., expression profile, is both qualitative and quantitative.

Suitable carriers or solid phase supports for such assays include any material capable of binding the class of molecule to which the marker or probe belongs. Well-known supports or carriers include, but are not limited to, glass, polystyrene, nylon, polypropylene, nylon, polyethylene, dextran, amylases, natural and modified celluloses, polyacrylamides, gabbros, and magnetite.

In order to conduct assays with the above mentioned approaches, the non-immobilised component is added to the solid phase upon which the second component is anchored. After the reaction is complete, uncomplexed components may be removed (e.g., by washing) under conditions such that any complexes formed will remain immobilised upon the solid phase. The detection of marker/probe complexes anchored to the solid phase can be accomplished in a number of methods outlined herein.

In a preferred embodiment, the probe, when it is the unanchored assay component, can be labelled for the purpose of detection and readout of the assay, either directly or indirectly, with detectable labels discussed herein and which are well-known to one skilled in the art.

In another embodiment, determination of the ability of a probe to recognise a marker can be accomplished without labelling either assay component (probe or marker) by utilising a technology such as real-time Biomolecular Interaction Analysis (BIA) (see, e.g., Sjolander, S. and Urbaniczky, C., 1991, Anal. Chem. 63:2338-2345 and Szabo et al., 1995, Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 5:699-705). As used herein, “BIA” or “surface plasmon resonance” is a technology for studying biospecific interactions in real time, without labelling any of the interactants (e.g., BlAcore). Changes in the mass at the binding surface (indicative of a binding event) result in alterations of the refractive index of light near the surface (the optical phenomenon of surface plasmon resonance (SPR)), resulting in a detectable signal which can be used as an indication of real-time reactions between biological molecules.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, analogous diagnostic and prognostic assays can be conducted with marker and probe as solutes in a liquid phase. In such an assay, the complexed marker and probe are separated from uncomplexed components by any of a number of standard techniques, including but not limited to: differential centrifugation, chromatography, electrophoresis and immunoprecipitation. In differential centrifugation, marker/probe complexes may be separated from uncomplexed assay components through a series of centrifugal steps, due to the different sedimentation equilibria of complexes based on their different sizes and densities (see, for example, Rivas, G., and Minton, A. P., 1993, Trends Biochem Sci. 18(8):284-7). Standard chromatographic techniques may also be utilized to separate complexed molecules from uncomplexed ones. For example, gel filtration chromatography separates molecules based on size, and through the utilization of an appropriate gel filtration resin in a column format, for example, the relatively larger complex may be separated from the relatively smaller uncomplexed components. Similarly, the relatively different charge properties of the marker/probe complex as compared to the uncomplexed components may be exploited to differentiate the complex from uncomplexed components, for example through the utilization of ion-exchange chromatography resins. Such resins and chromatographic techniques are well known to one skilled in the art (see, e.g., Heegaard, N.H., 1998, J. Mol. Recognit. Winter 11(1-6):141-8; Hage, D. S., and Tweed, S. A. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 1997 Oct. 10; 699(1-2):499-525). Gel electrophoresis may also be employed to separate complexed assay components from unbound components (see, e.g., Ausubel et al., ed., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1987-1999). In this technique, protein or nucleic acid complexes are separated based on size or charge, for example. In order to maintain the binding interaction during the electrophoretic process, non-denaturing gel matrix materials and conditions in the absence of reducing agent are typically preferred. SELDI-TOF technique may also be employed on matrix or beads coupled with active surface, or not, or antibody coated surface, or beads.

Appropriate conditions to the particular assay and components thereof will be well known to one skilled in the art.

As already mentioned above, preferred expression quantification methods use isolated RNA. For in vitro methods, any RNA isolation technique that does not select against the isolation of mRNA can be utilised for the purification of RNA from thyroid tissue sample (see, e.g., Ausubel et al., ed., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, New York 1987-1999). Additionally, large numbers of tissue samples can readily be processed using techniques well known to those of skill in the art, such as, for example, the single-step RNA isolation process of Chomczynski (1989, U.S. Pat. No. 4,843,155).

An alternative method for determining the level of mRNA marker in a sample involves the process of nucleic acid amplification, e.g., by rtPCR (the experimental embodiment set forth in Mullis, 1987, U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,202), ligase chain reaction (Barany, 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 88:189-193), self sustained sequence replication (Guatelli et al., 1990, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:1874-1878), transcriptional amplification system (Kwoh et al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:1173-1177), Q-Beta Replicase (Lizardi et al., 1988, Bio/Technology 6:1197), rolling circle replication (Lizardi et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,854,033) or any other nucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of the amplified molecules using techniques well known to those of skill in the art. These detection schemes are especially useful for the detection of nucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very low numbers. As used herein, amplification primers are defined as being a pair of nucleic acid molecules that can anneal to 5′ or 3′ regions of a gene (plus and minus strands, respectively, or vice-versa) and contain a short region in between. In general, amplification primers are from about 10 to 30 nucleotides in length and flank a region from about 50 to 200 nucleotides in length. Under appropriate conditions and with appropriate reagents, such primers permit the amplification of a nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence flanked by the primers.

As an alternative to making determinations based on the absolute expression level of the marker, determinations may be based on the normalised expression level of the marker. Expression levels are normalised by correcting the absolute expression level of a marker by comparing its expression to the expression of a gene that is not a marker, e.g., a housekeeping gene that is constitutively expressed. Suitable genes for normalisation include housekeeping genes such as the actin gene and the ribosomal 18S gene. This normalisation allows the comparison of the expression level of one or more tissue-specific biological marker of interest in one sample.

The most preferred methods for quantifying a biological marker for the purpose of carrying out the metastasis prediction method of the invention are described hereunder.

Quantifying the Expression Level of Disease-Specific Marker Genes by cDNA Microarrays

According to this embodiment, a microarray may be constructed based on the disease-specific marker genes that are disclosed throughout the present specification. Preferably, oligonucleotide probes that specifically hybridize with the expression products (mRNA or cDNA) from each of the disease-specific marker genes tested are immobilized on a solid support, most preferably on an ordered arrangement, so as to manufacture the DNA microarray. These marker gene-specific detection probes should be designed and used in conditions such that only nucleic acids having a disease-specific marker gene sequence may hybridize and give a positive result.

Most existing microarrays, such as those provided by Affymetrix (California), may be used with the present invention.

One of skill in the art will appreciate that an enormous number of array designs are suitable. The high density array will typically include a number of probes that specifically hybridize to the sequences of interest. See WO 99/32660 for methods of producing probes for a given gene or genes. In a preferred embodiment, the array will include one or more control probes.

Nucleic Acid Probes Immobilized on the Microarray Devices

High density array chips include <<test probes>> that specifically hybridize with mRNAs or cDNAs consisting of the products of expression of the meatstasis-specific biological markers that are described herein.

Test probes may be oligonucleotides that range from about 5 to about 500 or about 5 to about 50 nucleotides, more preferably from about 10 to about 40 nucleotides and most preferably from about 15 to about 40 nucleotides in length. In other particularly preferred embodiments, the probes are about 20 or 25 nucleotides in length. In another preferred embodiment, test probes are double or single strand DNA sequences. DNA sequences may be isolated or cloned from natural sources or amplified from natural sources using natural nucleic acid as templates. These probes have sequences complementary to particular subsequences of the metastasis-specific markers whose expression they are designed to detect.

In addition to test probes that bind the target nucleic acid(s) of interest, the high density array can contain a number of control probes. The control probes fall into three categories referred to herein as normalization controls; expression level controls; and mismatch controls. Normalization controls are oligonucleotide or other nucleic acid probes that are complementary to labeled reference oligonucleotides or other nucleic acid sequences that are added to the nucleic acid sample. The signals obtained from the normalization controls after hybridization provide a control for variations in hybridization conditions, label intensity, “reading” efficiency and other factors that may cause the signal of a perfect hybridization to vary between arrays. In a preferred embodiment, signals (e.g. fluorescence intensity) read from all other probes in the array are divided by the signal (, fluorescence intensity) from the control probes thereby normalizing the measurements. Virtually any probe may serve as a normalization control. However, it is recognized that hybridization efficiency varies with base composition and probe length. Preferred normalization probes are selected to reflect the average length of the other probes present in the array; however, they can be selected to cover a range of lengths. The normalization control(s) can also be selected to reflect the (average) base composition of the other probes in the array, however in a preferred embodiment, only one or a few probes are used and they are selected such that they hybridize well (i.e., no secondary structure) and do not match any target-specific probes. Expression level controls are probes that hybridize specifically with constitutively expressed genes in the biological sample. Virtually any constitutively expressed gene provides a suitable target for expression level controls. Typical expression level control probes have sequences complementary to subsequences of constitutively expressed “housekeeping genes” including the .beta.-actin gene, the transferrin receptor gene, and the GAPDH gene. Mismatch controls may also be provided for the probes to the target genes, for expression level controls or for normalization controls. Mismatch controls are oligonucleotide probes or other nucleic acid probes identical to their corresponding test or control probes except for the presence of one or more mismatched bases. A mismatched base is a base selected so that it is not complementary to the corresponding base in the target sequence to which the probe would otherwise specifically hybridize. One or more mismatches are selected such that under appropriate hybridization conditions (e.g., stringent conditions) the test or control probe would be expected to hybridize with its target sequence, but the mismatch probe would not hybridize (or would hybridize to a significantly lesser extent). Preferred mismatch probes contain a central mismatch. Thus, for example, where a probe is a twenty-mer, a corresponding mismatch probe may have the identical sequence except for a single base mismatch (e.g., substituting a G, a C or a T for an A) at any of positions 6 through 14 (the central mismatch). Mismatch probes thus provide a control for non-specific binding or cross hybridization to a nucleic acid in the sample other than the target to which the probe is directed. Mismatch probes also indicate whether hybridization is specific or not.

Solid Supports for DNA Microarrays

Solid supports containing oligonucleotide probes for differentially expressed genes can be any solid or semisolid support material known to those skilled in the art. Suitable examples include, but are not limited to, membranes, filters, tissue culture dishes, polyvinyl chloride dishes, beads, test strips, silicon or glass based chips and the like. Suitable glass wafers and hybridization methods are widely available. Any solid surface to which oligonucleotides can be bound, either directly or indirectly, either covalently or non-covalently, can be used. In some embodiments, it may be desirable to attach some oligonucleotides covalently and others non-covalently to the same solid support. A preferred solid support is a high density array or DNA chip. These contain a particular oligonucleotide probe in a predetermined location on the array. Each predetermined location may contain more than one molecule of the probe, but each molecule within the predetermined location has an identical sequence. Such predetermined locations are termed features. There may be, for example, from 2, 10, 100, 1000 to 10,000, 100,000 or 400,000 of such features on a single solid support. The solid support or the area within which the probes are attached may be on the order of a square centimeter. Methods of forming high density arrays of oligonucleotides with a minimal number of synthetic steps are known. The oligonucleotide analogue array can be synthesized on a solid substrate by a variety of methods, including, but not limited to, light-directed chemical coupling, and mechanically directed coupling (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 to Pirrung et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,800,992 to Fodor et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,832 to Chee et al.

In brief, the light-directed combinatorial synthesis of oligonucleotide arrays on a glass surface proceeds using automated phosphoramidite chemistry and chip masking techniques. In one specific implementation, a glass surface is derivatized with a silane reagent containing a functional group, e.g., a hydroxyl or amine group blocked by a photolabile protecting group. Photolysis through a photolithographic mask is used selectively to expose functional groups which are then ready to react with incoming 5′ photoprotected nucleoside phosphoramidites. The phosphoramidites react only with those sites which are illuminated (and thus exposed by removal of the photolabile blocking group). Thus, the phosphoramidites only add to those areas selectively exposed from the preceding step. These steps are repeated until the desired array of sequences has been synthesized on the solid surface. Combinatorial synthesis of different oligonucleotide analogues at different locations on the array is determined by the pattern of illumination during synthesis and the order of addition of coupling reagents.

In addition to the foregoing, methods which can be used to generate an array of oligonucleotides on a single substrate are described in WO 93/09668 to Fodor et al. High density nucleic acid arrays can also be fabricated by depositing premade or natural nucleic acids in predetermined positions. Synthesized or natural nucleic acids are deposited on specific locations of a substrate by light directed targeting and oligonucleotide directed targeting. Another embodiment uses a dispenser that moves from region to region to deposit nucleic acids in specific spots.

Oligonucleotide probe arrays for expression monitoring can be made and used according to any techniques known in the art (see for example, Lockhart et al., Nat. Biotechnol. 14, 1675-1680 (1996); McGall et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 93, 13555-13460 (1996). Such probe arrays may contain at least two or more oligonucleotides that are complementary to or hybridize to two or more of the genes described herein. Such arrays may also contain oligonucleotides that are complementary to or hybridize to at least 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000 or more of the disease-specific marker genes described therein.

Hybridization

Nucleic acid hybridization simply involves contacting a probe and target nucleic acid under conditions where the probe and its complementary target can form stable hybrid duplexes through complementary base pairing (see WO 99/32660 to Lockhart). The nucleic acids that do not form hybrid duplexes are then washed away leaving the hybridized nucleic acids to be detected, typically through detection of an attached detectable label. It is generally recognized that nucleic acids are denatured by increasing the temperature or decreasing the salt concentration of the buffer containing the nucleic acids. Under low stringency conditions (e.g., low temperature and/or high salt) hybrid duplexes (e.g., DNA-DNA, RNA-RNA or RNA-DNA) will form even where the annealed sequences are not perfectly complementary. Thus, specificity of hybridization is reduced at lower stringency. Conversely, at higher stringency (e.g., higher temperature or lower salt) successful hybridization requires fewer mismatches. One of skill in the art will appreciate that hybridization conditions may be selected to provide any degree of stringency. In a preferred embodiment, hybridization is performed at low stringency, in this case in 6.times.SSPE-T at 37.degree. C. (0.005% Triton x-100) to ensure hybridization and then subsequent washes are performed at higher stringency (e.g., 1.times.SSPE-T at 37.degree. C.) to eliminate mismatched hybrid duplexes. Successive washes may be performed at increasingly higher stringency (e.g. down to as low as 0.25.times.SSPE-T at 37.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. until a desired level of hybridization specificity is obtained. Stringency can also be increased by addition of agents such as formamide. Hybridization specificity may be evaluated by comparison of hybridization to the test probes with hybridization to the various controls that can be present (e.g., expression level controls, normalization controls, mismatch controls, etc.).

In general, there is a tradeoff between hybridization specificity (stringency) and signal intensity. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the wash is performed at the highest stringency that produces consistent results and that provides a signal intensity greater than approximately 10% of the background intensity. The hybridized array may be washed at successively higher stringency solutions and read between each wash. Analysis of the data sets thus produced will reveal a wash stringency above which the hybridization pattern is not appreciably altered and which provides adequate signal for the particular oligonucleotide probes of interest.

Signal Detection

The hybridized nucleic acids are typically detected by detecting one or more labels attached to the sample nucleic acids. The labels may be incorporated by any of a number of means well known to those of skill in the art (see WO 99/32660 to Lockhart). Any suitable methods can be used to detect one or more of the markers described herein. For example, gas phase ion spectrometry can be used. This technique includes, e.g., laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. In some embodiments, the sample can be prepared prior to gas phase ion spectrometry, e.g., pre-fractionation, two-dimensional gel chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, etc. to assist detection of markers.

Quantifying the Expression Level of Disease-Specific Marker Genes by Nucleic Acid Amplification

In certain embodiments, the expression level of a disease-specific marker gene, or of a set of disease-specific marker genes, may be quantified with any one of the nucleic acid amplification methods known in the art.

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a highly sensitive- and powerful method for such biological markers quantification

For performing any one of the nucleic acid amplification method that is appropriate for quantifying a biological marker when performing the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method of the invention, a pair of primers that specifically hybridise with the target mRNA or with the target cDNA is required.

A pair of primers that specifically hybridise with the target nucleic acid biological marker of interest may be designed by any one of the numerous methods known in the art. Illustratively, primers that specifically hybridize with a disease-specific marker gene described herein may be easily designed by the one skilled in the art, on the basis of the nucleic acid sequence of the said disease-specific marker gene, like it is found for example in the IMAGE Consortium database, or alternatively in the HGCN database, or also after simply sequencing the DNA insert contained in the corresponding IMAGE phagemid vector.

In certain embodiments, for each of the biological markers of the invention, at least one pair of specific primers, as well as the corresponding detection nucleic acid probe, is already referenced and entirely described in the public “Quantitative PCR primer database”, notably at the following Internet address: http://lpgws.nci.nih.gov/cgi-bin/PrimerViewer.

In other embodiments, a specific pair of primers may be designed using the method disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,892,141 to Nakae et al., the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.

Many specific adaptations of the PCR technique are known in the art for both qualitative and quantitative detection purposes. In particular, methods are known to utilise fluorescent dyes for detecting and quantifying amplified PCR products. In situ amplification and detection, also known as homogenous PCR, have also been previously described. See e.g. Higuchi et al., (Kinetics PCR Analysis: Real-time Monitoring of DNA Amplification Reactions, Bio/Technology, Vol 11, pp 1026-1030 (1993)), Ishiguro et al., (Homogeneous quantitative Assay of Hepatitis C Virus RNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Presence of a Fluorescent Intercalater, Anal. Biochemistry 229, pp 20-213 (1995)), and Wittwer et al., (Continuous Fluorescence Monitoring of Rapid cycle DNA Amplification, Biotechniques, vol. 22, pp 130-138 (1997.))

A number of other methods have also been developed to quantify nucleic acids (Southern, E. M., J. Mol. Biol., 98:503-517, 1975; Sharp, P. A., et al., Methods Enzymol. 65:750-768, 1980; Thomas, P. S., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 77:5201-5205, 1980). More recently, PCR and RT-PCR methods have been developed which are capable of measuring the amount of a nucleic acid in a sample. One approach, for example, measures PCR product quantity in the log phase of the reaction before the formation of reaction products plateaus (Kellogg, D. E., et al., Anal. Biochem. 189:202-208 (1990); and Pang, S., et al., Nature 343:85-89 (1990)). A gene sequence contained in all samples at relatively constant quantity is typically utilised for sample amplification efficiency normalisation. This approach, however, suffers from several drawbacks. The method requires that each sample have equal input amounts of the nucleic acid and that the amplification efficiency between samples be identical until the time of analysis. Furthermore, it is difficult using the conventional methods of PCR quantitation such as gel electrophoresis or plate capture hybridisation to determine that all samples are in fact analysed during the log phase of the reaction as required by the method.

Another method called quantitative competitive (QC)-PCR, as the name implies, relies on the inclusion of an internal control competitor in each reaction (Becker-Andre, M., Meth. Mol. Cell Biol. 2:189-201 (1991); Piatak, M. J., et al., BioTechniques 14:70-81 (1993); and Piatak, M. J., et al., Science 259:1749-1754 (1993)). The efficiency of each reaction is normalised to the internal competitor. A known amount of internal competitor is typically added to each sample. The unknown target PCR product is compared with the known competitor PCR product to obtain relative quantitation. A difficulty with this general approach lies in developing an internal control that amplifies with the same efficiency of the target molecule.

For instance, the nucleic acid amplification method that is used may consist of Real-Time quantitative PCR analysis.

Real-time or quantitative PCR (QPCR) allows quantification of starting amounts of DNA, cDNA, or RNA templates. QPCR is based on the detection of a fluorescent reporter molecule that increases as PCR product accumulates with each cycle of amplification. Fluorescent reporter molecules include dyes that bind double-stranded DNA (i.e. SYBR Green I) or sequence-specific probes (i.e. Molecular Beacons or TaqMan® Probes).

Preferred nucleic acid amplification methods are quantitative PCR amplification methods, including multiplex quantitative PCR method such as the technique disclosed in the published US patent Application no US 2005/0089862, to Therianos et al., the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.

Illustratively, for quantifying biological markers of the invention, tumor tissue samples are snap-frozen shortly after biopsy collection. Then, total RNA from a “thyroid tissue sample” is isolated and quantified. Then, each sample of the extracted and quantified RNA is reverse-transcribed and the resulting cDNA is amplified by PCR, using a pair of specific primers for each biological marker that is quantified. Control pair of primers are simultaneously used as controls, such as pair of primers that specifically hybridise with TBP cDNA, 18S cDNA and GADPH cDNA, or any other well known “housekeeping” gene.

Illustrative embodiments of quantification of the expression level of the disease-specific marker genes described herein are disclosed in the examples herein.

Kits for Predicting or Diagnosing the Occurrence of a Thyroid Disease

The invention also relates to a kit for the in vitro prediction or diagnosis of the occurrence of a thyroid disease in a patient (e.g. in a thyroid tissue sample previously collected from a patient to be tested). The kit comprises a plurality of reagents, each of which is capable of binding specifically with a nucleic acid that is comprised in an expression product (mRNA or cDNA) from a disease-specific marker gene selected from the disease-specific marker genes included in groups (i) to (xi) described herein.

Suitable reagents for binding with a marker nucleic acid (e.g. a mRNA, a spliced mRNA, a cDNA, or the like) include complementary nucleic acids. For example, the nucleic acid reagents may include oligonucleotides (labelled or non-labelled) fixed to a substrate, labelled oligonucleotides not bound with a substrate, pairs of PCR primers, molecular beacon probes, and the like.

Another object of the present invention consists of a kit for the in vitro prediction or diagnosis of the occurrence of a thyroid disease in a patient, which kit comprises means for quantifying the expression level of two or more disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the risk of occurrence of, or of the occurrence of, a specific thyroid disease, wherein the said two or more disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more of the groups of marker genes consisting of:

-   -   (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No         already specified previously in the present specification;     -   (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma         (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b)         that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma         (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant         vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following         IMAGE clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification;     -   (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic varcinoma (OTC) that are         contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected         from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No         already specified previoulsy in the present specification; and     -   (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that         are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors         selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE         clone ID No already specified previously in the present         specification.

The present invention also encompasses various alternative embodiments of the said prediction or diagnosis kit, wherein the said kit comprises combination of marker quantification means, for quantifying the expression level of various combinations of the disease-specific marker genes that are described in the present specification.

Most preferably, a prediction or diagnosis kit according to the invention consists of a DNA microarray comprising probes hybridizing to the nucleic acid expression products (mRNAs or cDNAs) of the disease-specific gene markers described herein.

This invention also pertains to a collection of nucleic acids that is useful for predicting or diagnosing the occurrence of a thyroid disease in a patient, wherein the said collection of nucleic acids comprises a combination of at least two distinct nucleic acids, each distinct nucleic acid hybridizing specifically with a disease-specific marker gene described herein, belonging to a group of disease-specific marker genes selected from groups (i) to (xi).

In certain embodiments of the said collection of nucleic acids, each of the said nucleic acids consists of an IMAGE vector selected among the IMAGE vectors described herein, each IMAGE vector being used as a nucleic acid probe that specifically hybridises with an expression product of a given disease-specific gene.

In certain other embodiments of the said collection of nucleic acids, each of the said nucleic acid is selected from the group of nucleic acids consisting of SEQ ID No 3 to SEQ ID No 486 that are described elsewhere in the present specification.

Another object of the present invention consists of a kit for monitoring the effectiveness of a therapeutic treatment of a patient affected with a thyroid disease, and especially a thyroid tumor, with a pharmaceutical agent, which kit comprises means for quantifying one or more disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of a specific thyroid disease selected in the suitable specific group of disease-specific marker genes, among groups (i) to (xi) described herein. Illustratively, if the patient to be monitored has been diagnosed as being affected with autoimmune thyroiditis, then the monitoring kit comprises means (e.g. specific nucleic acid probes) for quantifying the expression level of two or more disease-specific marker genes belonging to group (i) of marker genes that is described herein.

The present invention also encompasses various alternative embodiments of the said monitoring kit, wherein the said monitoring kit comprises combination of marker detection and/or marker quantification means, for detecting and/or quantifying various combinations of the disease-specific marker genes described in the present specification.

In preferred embodiments, a kit according to the invention comprises (i) a combination or a set of specific nucleic acid probes or (ii) a combination or a set of nucleic acid primers, each kind of probes of primers hybridising specifically with the expression product (mRNA or cDNA) of a disease-specific marker gene selected from the disease-specific marker genes described herein.

In certain embodiments wherein nucleic acid probes are used, including when these probes are immobilised in an arrayed ordering on a solid support, the said marker gene-specific probes may consists of the whole corresponding IMAGE vectors that comprise a marker gene-specific nucleic acid inserted therein.

In other embodiments wherein nucleic acid probes are used, specifically dedicated DNA microarrays may be manufactured by immobilising on a solid support the suitable set of gene-specific probes, the said gene-specific probes being either (i) the cDNA inserts that have been previously excised from the IMAGE vectors of interest, or (ii) nucleic acid fragments thereof comprising 12 or more consecutive nucleotides thereof.

In other embodiments, the said kit comprises a combination or a set of pair of primers comprising at least two kind of pair of primers, each kind of pair of primers being selected from the group consisting of pair of primers hybridising with each of the selected disease-specific marker genes among those disclosed in the present specification.

A primer kit according to the invention may comprise 2 to 20 kinds of pair or primers, each kind of pair of primers hybridising specifically with one biological marker of the invention. For instance, a primer kit according to the invention may comprise 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 kinds of pairs of primers, each kind of pair of primers hybridising specifically with a single disease-specific marker gene as disclosed herein.

Notably, at least one pair of specific primers, as well as the corresponding detection nucleic acid probe, that hybridise specifically with one disease-specific marker gene of interest, is already referenced and entirely described in the public “Quantitative PCR primer database”, notably at the following Internet address: http://lpgws.nci.nih.gov/cgi-bin/PrimerViewer.

Illustrative nucleic acids that are directly usable as primers, or alternatively that are usable for designing primers, consist of the nucleic acids of SEQ ID No 3 to SEQ ID No 486 that are disclosed herein.

Monitoring Anti-Cancer Treatments

Monitoring the influence of agents (e.g., drug compounds) on the level of expression of one or more disease-specific marker genes identified according to the invention can be applied for monitoring the progression of the already diagnosed thyroid disease of the patient with time, which includes the development or the regression of the said thyroid disease. For example, the effectiveness of an agent to affect disease-specific marker gene expression can be monitored during treatments of subjects receiving treatments against the diagnosed specific thyroid disease, and especially treatments against the diagnosed specific thyroid tumor.

In certain embodiments, the present invention provides a method for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment of a subject with an agent (e.g., an agonist, antagonist, peptidomimetic, protein, peptide, nucleic acid, small molecule, or other drug candidate) comprising the steps of (i) obtaining a pre-administration thyroid tissue sample from a subject prior to administration of the agent; (ii) quantifying the level of expression of one or more selected disease-specific marker genes of the invention in the pre-administration thyroid tissues sample; (iii) obtaining one or more post-administration thyroid tissue samples from the subject; (iv) quantifying the level of expression of the disease-specific marker genes in the post-administration samples; (v) comparing the level of expression of the disease-specific marker genes in the pre-administration sample with the level of expression of the disease-specific marker genes in the post-administration sample or samples; and (vi) altering the administration of the agent to the subject accordingly.

Because repeated collection of biological samples from the patient affected with a thyroid disease are needed for performing the monitoring method described above, then preferred biological samples consist of thyroid tissue samples collected by conventional needle aspiration form the subject patient.

Accordingly, the present invention also relates to a method for adapting a pharmaceutical treatment in a patient affected with a thyroid disease, wherein said method comprises the steps of:

-   -   a) performing, on at least one thyroid tissue sample collected         from the said patient, the in vitro prediction or diagnosis         method that is disclosed herein;     -   b) adapting the pharmaceutical treatment of the said patient         by (i) increasing or decreasing the amounts of the         pharmaceutical agent, (ii) combining the said pharmaceutical         agent with one or more distinct pharmaceutical agent(s) or (iii)         replacing the said pharmaceutical agent by one or more distinct         pharmaceutical agent(s).

Methods for Selecting Biological Markers Indicative of Metastasis

This invention also pertains to methods for selecting one or more disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the occurrence of, or of the risk of occurrence of, a thyroid disease in a patient.

The said disease-specific marker gene selection method according to the invention preferably comprises the steps of:

-   -   a) providing means for quantifying one or more candidate marker         genes in a thyroid tissue sample;     -   b) providing a plurality of collections of thyroid tissue         samples originating from patients affected with a thyroid         disease, wherein each of the said collections consists of a         plurality of thyroid tissue samples originating from patients         that are affected with a single specific thyroid disease,         preferably selected from the group of thyroid diseases         consisting of (i) autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), (ii) Grave's         disease (GD), macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a), (iv) atypical         follicular adenoma (FTA-aty), (v) microfollicular adenoma         (FTA-b), (vi) follicular carcinoma (FTC), (vii) multinodular         goitres (MNG), (viii) oncocytic adenoma (OTA), (ix) atypical         oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty), (x) oncocytic carcinoma (OTC)         and (xi) papillary carcinoma (PTC);     -   c) quantifying the expression level of each of the one or more         candidate marker genes, separately in every thyroid tissue         sample contained in each collection of thyroid tissue samples;     -   d) selecting, in the group of candidate marker genes whose         expression level is quantified at step c), those marker genes         that are under-expressed or over-expressed exclusively in only         one collection of thyroid tissue samples that is comprised in         the plurality of collections of tissue samples provided at step         b), whereby a set of marker genes is selected for each         collection of tissue samples, the said set of marker genes         comprising disease-specific marker genes, the under-expression         of which, or the over-expression of which, is indicative of the         occurrence of, or of the risk of occurrence of, a thyroid         disease in the said patient.

Illustrative embodiments of the selection method above are fully described in the examples herein.

For performing step a) of the selection method above, the marker quantification means encompass means for quantifying marker gene-specific nucleic acids, such as oligonucleotide primers or probes. Illustratively, DNA microarrays may be used at step a) of the selection method above.

Means for specifically quantifying any one of the known potential marker gene, e.g. any gene-specific nucleic acid, may be provided at step a) of the selection method.

Each collection of thyroid tissue samples that is provided at step b) of the selection method above comprises a number of thyroid tissue samples originating from individuals that are all affected with the same thyroid disease, the said disease being preferably selected form the group consisting of (i) autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), (ii) Grave's disease (GD), macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a), (iv) atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty), (v) microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b), (vi) follicular carcinoma (FTC), (vii) multinodular goitres (MNG), (viii) oncocytic adenoma (OTA), (ix) atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty), (x) oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) and (xi) papillary carcinoma (PTC).

Preferably, each collection of thyroid tissue samples comprises samples originating from at least 5 distinct individuals affected with the same thyroid disease, and most preferably at least 20, 25 or 30 distinct individuals affected with the same thyroid disease. The statistical relevance of the disease-specific marker genes that are finally selected at the end of the selection method generally increases with the number of distinct individuals tested, and thus with the number of thyroid tissue samples comprised in each collection that is provided at step b).

At step c), quantification of the candidate marker genes on the thyroid tissue samples provided at step b), using the quantification means provided at step a), may be performed according to any one of the quantification methods that are described elsewhere in the present specification.

At step d), each candidate marker gene quantified at step c) in a first specific collection of thyroid tissue samples, (e.g. thyroid tissue samples previously collected in patients affected with autoimmune thyroiditis (AT)) is compared to the quantification results found for the same marker in all of the other collections of thyroid tissue samples, e.g. collections of thyroid tissue samples from individuals affected with GD, FTA-a, FTA-aty, FTA-b, FTC, MNG, OTA, OTA-aty, OTC and PTC, as well as a collection of thyroid tissue samples originating form individuals not affected with a thyroid disease. Then, only those candidate marker genes that are differentially expressed (i.e. (i) under-expressed, (ii) not expressed, (iii) over-expressed in the said first collection of thyroid tissue samples, as compared to the other collections of thyroid tissue samples, are positively selected as disease-specific marker genes indicative of the occurrence of a specific thyroid disease (e.g. autoimmune thyroiditis (AT)). At step d), the selection of statistically relevant disease-specific marker genes, by comparing the expression level of a candidate marker gene in one collection of thyroid tissue samples with the expression level of the said candidate marker gene in every other collection of thyroid tissue samples, is termed a “One Versus All” (“OVA”) pairwise comparison, as it is fully described in the examples herein.

The statistical relevance of each candidate marker gene tested, at step d), may be performed by calculating the p value for the said marker, for example using a univariate t-test, as disclosed in the examples herein. Generally, a marker is selected at step d) of the selection method above, when its p value is lower than 0.05.

The statistical relevance of the marker selection, at step d) of the method, may be further increased by using other statistical methods, wherein the said other statistical methods may consist of performing a multivariate permutation test, so as to provide 90% confidence that a false marker selection rate is less than 10%.

For further increasing the statistical relevance of the markers initially selected, at step d) of the selection method above, those markers that were initially selected as described above may be submitted to a further cycle of selection, for example by assaying the initially selected markers on further collections of thyroid tissue samples. This further cycle of selection may consist of, for example, performing a further expression analysis of the initially selected markers, for example by technique of quantitative RT-PCR expression analysis or by using DNA microarrays.

According to such a quantitative expression analysis, the quantification measure of expression of each initially selected marker may be normalised against a control value, e.g. the quantification measure of expression of a control gene such as TBP. The results may be expressed as N-fold difference of each marker relative to the value in normal thyroid tissues or to the value in all other thyroid tissues (normal and disease). Statistical relevance of each initially selected marker is then confirmed, for example at confidence levels of more than 95% (P of less than 0.05) using the Mann-Whitney U Test.

The present invention is further illustrated by, without in any way being limited to, the examples below.

EXAMPLES A. Materials and Methods of the Examples A.1. Tissue Samples

Samples were obtained from 132 human thyroid tumors and 34 controls. We studied follicular adenomas exclusively: 26 macrofollicular, 17 microfollicular and 10 atypical adenomas. Atypical adenomas were defined by nuclear features and vascular or cellular modification without capsular and/or vascular invasion. We included 24 adenomas with the largest nodule originating from multinodular goiters, with macrofollicular (23 cases) or microfollicular features (1 case). We examined 30 oncocytic follicular adenomas and 5 atypical oncocytic adenomas defined using the same criteria as for non-oncocytic adenomas. Mitochondrial quantity was appreciated by immunohistochemistry, using monoclonal anti-cytochrome c oxydase antibody (Clone 113-1, Biogenex Laboratories, Inc., San Ramon, Calif., USA). We examined three types of carcinoma: follicular (3 cases), oncocytic (4 cases), and papillary carcinoma (13 cases). Control samples consisted of 24 wild type tissues, 5 samples of autoimmune thyroiditis, and 5 samples of Graves' disease. Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the samples.

The diagnoses were made according to the WHO classification of tumors [23]. Seventy five anonymous samples were obtained from the Ambroise Paré Hospital (APHP, Boulogne S/Seine, France) and 67 anonymous samples from the University Hospital (Angers, France).

A.2. cDNA Arrays

Extraction of Total RNA

Total RNA was extracted from tissue samples using a standard guanidium isothiocyanate protocol (TRIzol Reagent, Life Technologies, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., USA) and quantified on a nanodrop apparatus. RNA integrity was checked using a Bio-Analyzer 2100 (Agilent Technologies, Waldbronn, Germany).

Microarrays

Gene expression was analyzed by hybridization of nylon cDNA arrays with radioactive probes. The arrays contained spotted PCR products from 8,862 selected IMAGE clones (MRC Rosalind Franklin Centre for Genomics Research, GeneService, Cambridge, UK) human cDNA clones and control clones. Clones were selected on the basis of the following criteria: the 3′ location of the corresponding mRNA sequences, the same cloning vector (pT3T7), the same host bacteria, and approximately the same insert size. The majority of clones were selected such that they contained genes with a proven or putative implication in cancer or immune reactions. The IMAGE clones consisted of approximately 84% genes and 16% established sequence tags (ESTs). The control clones consisted of three differently sized polyadenylated sequences and pT7T3D cloning vectors (negative controls). PCR amplification and robotic spotting of PCR products on Hybond N⁺ membranes (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Little Chalfont, UK) were performed according to protocols described elsewhere [Bertucci F, Van Hulst S, Bernard K, Loriod B, Granjeaud S, Tagett R, Starkey M, Nguyen C, Jordan B, Birnbaum D: Expression scanning of an array of growth control genes in human tumor cell lines. Oncogene 1999, Vol. 18:3905-3912].

Hybridization of cDNA Arrays

cDNA arrays were first hybridized with a labeled oligonucleotide vector to determine the precise amount of cDNA accessible for hybridization in each spot. After stripping, each array was hybridized with a complex target prepared from 5 μg total RNA by simultaneous RT and [α-³³P]deoxy-CTP labeling as described elsewhere [Microarray protocol of the TAGC laboratory [http://taqc.univ-mrs.fr/pub/cancer/]. Each sample was hybridized on an individual array. After washing, hybridization images were obtained by scanning with an imaging plate device (Fuji BAS 5000, Raytest, Paris, France). Signal intensities were quantified using ArrayGauge software (Fujifilm Medical Systems, Stanford, Conn., USA).

Normalization

All data were subjected to print-tip Lowess normalization [Yang Y H, Dudoit S, Luu P, Lin D M, Peng V, Ngai J, Speed T P: Normalization for cDNA microarray data: a robust composite method addressing single and multiple slide systematic variation. Nucleic Acids Res 2002, 30:e15.]. Complex target measurements were corrected for the amount of spotted DNA measured by the oligovector hybridization. Spots exhibiting weak oligovector hybridization (low amounts of spotted DNA) were considered as missing values. Genes with an expression similar to the background and genes with missing values over an entire sample class were withdrawn from the analysis. Between-array normalization was obtained by dividing each measurement by the median value of the array.

A.3. Data Analysis and Statistical Methods Statistical Tests and Correction for Multiplicity

One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to detect differences between the 12 class means. Multiple testing effects were taken into account using the false discovery rate (FDR) controlling procedure [Benjamini Y, Yekutieli, D.: The control of the false discovery rate in multiple testing under dependency. ANN STAT 2001, 29:1165-1188]. Gene expression specificities were determined with t-tests (two-tailed 5% risk) by comparing mean class expressions with gene profiles.

Clustering and Ontology Analysis

Hierarchical clustering of the genes was computed on median gene-centered and log-transformed data using average linkage and uncentered correlation distances. Expression levels of marker genes were normalized before computation. Computation and visualization were done with the Cluster and TreeView software [Eisen M B, Spellman P T, Brown P O, Botstein D: Cluster analysis and display of genome-wide expression patterns. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1998, 95:14863-14868.]. Gene ontology enrichments into gene clusters were computed by GoMiner software [Zeeberg B R, Feng W, Wang G, Wang M D, Fojo A T, Sunshine M, Narasimhan S, Kane D W, Reinhold W C, Lababidi S, et al: GoMiner: a resource for biological interpretation of genomic and proteomic data. Genome Biol 2003, 4:R28.].

Similarity, Homogeneity and Separation Parameters

For the set of twelve classes C_(i), C={C₁, C₂, . . . , C₁₂}, we used average homogeneity and separation parameters, defined elsewhere in clustering algorithms [Sharan R, Shamir R: CLICK: a clustering algorithm with applications to gene expression analysis. Proc Int Conf Intell Syst Mol Biol 2000, 8:307-316.], to evaluate the data set quality. Each class C_(i) was composed of O_(j) samples and we defined its centroid Ō_(i) as its mean gene-expression signature. We defined the similarity S as the correlation coefficient of two gene-expression signatures from samples or centroids. The homogeneity of a given class C_(i) was defined as:

$\begin{matrix} {{H\left( C_{i} \right)} = {\frac{1}{C_{i}}{\sum\limits_{O_{j} \in C_{i}}\; {S\left( {O_{j},{\overset{\_}{O}}_{i}} \right)}}}} & (1) \end{matrix}$

The average homogeneity across all the classes was defined as:

$\begin{matrix} {H_{ave} = {\frac{1}{N}{\sum\limits_{C_{i} \in C}\; {{C_{i}} \cdot {H\left( C_{i} \right)}}}}} & (2) \end{matrix}$

Finally, the average separation parameter was defined as:

$\begin{matrix} {S_{ave} = \frac{\sum\limits_{C_{i} \neq C_{j}}\; {\left( \; {{C_{i}} \cdot \; {C_{j}}} \right) \cdot {S\left( {C_{i},C_{j}} \right)}}}{\sum\limits_{C_{i} \neq C_{j}}\mspace{11mu} {{C_{i}} \cdot \; {C_{j}}}}} & (3) \end{matrix}$

Significance of similarity was assessed at a one-tailed 5% risk from 10,000 bootstrapped data sets. Pairwise similarity parameters were normalized by their expected value from bootstrapped distributions, clustered by Cluster software with the Spearman rank-correlation and the average linkage method, and visualized by TreeView Software.

Sample Filtering

Each sample was scored by its similarity S to the class centroids. Samples were removed from the analysis if their maximal score was not coherent with histological results and class similarities. For instance, atypical oncocytic adenomas were not filtered if their maximal score related to classical oncocytic adenomas, whereas some were filtered if they related to thyroiditis.

Automated Classifiers

We used automated classifiers to evaluate the predictive power of the selected genes. These analyses were performed using BRB ArrayTools developed by Dr. Richard Simon and Amy Peng. Algorithms were the Linear diagonal discriminant analysis (LDDA), the K-nearest neighbors for K=1 and K=3, and the nearest centroid (NC). We computed the prediction for several gene subsets selected by cutoffs to univariate tests (from 1E-4 to 1E-17). To evaluate classifier performances we used the values of population size (POP), the number of positive (POS) cases in the population, the size of the detection set (SET), and the number of true positives (TP) and true negatives (TN) in the detection set. The sensitivity (SEN) was given by SEN=TP/POS, and the positive predictive value (PPV) by PPV=TP/SET. Performance was determined by the classical accuracy coefficient (ACC) defined as:

$\begin{matrix} {{ACC} = \frac{\left( {{TP} + {TN}} \right)}{POP}} & (4) \end{matrix}$

Finally, we compared the classical accuracy coefficient with the geometric mean (G) defined as:

G=√{square root over (SEN·PPV)}  (5)

For each subset of genes, we compared the 4 algorithms by assigning to them a score. This score is the sum of G values over the 12 tissue classes.

Example 1 Selection and Validation of Disease-Specific Marker Genes 1.1. Experimental Data

The total RNA from 132 samples of human thyroid tumors and 34 control tissues, detailed in table 1, was isolated and used to generate a radio-labeled cDNA, which was hybridized to microarrays containing 8,862 human cDNA clones. We analyzed the expression profiles of differential genes to identify the main signatures and compared the 12 types of thyroid tumor to set up a classification.

Gene Expression Signatures of Thyroid Samples

We used one-way ANOVA statistical tests to detect variations in the gene expressions of the 12 classes of thyroid lesions defined by histo-pathological criteria. Since the classes were of different sizes, statistical bias tending to increase the number of false discoveries could be expected.

We controlled the flase discovery rate by performing multivariate permutations tests based on 10 000 random permutations. The confidence level of false discovery rate assessment was 95%. The maximum allowed number of false-positive genes was 1. From the distribution of the distribution of p values, we ranked the genes from the lowest to the highest p values (See FIG. 1). With probability of 95%, the first 714 genes contain no more than 1 false discovery.

Hierarchical clustering of the selected gene set showed the fit of gene-expression signatures on thyroid lesions, revealing strong and subtle gene expression profiles. Within-class heterogeneity was observed in all classes, but it was less in AT or FTC. Main clusters of correlated genes were identified, including some class-specific genes among which we searched for enriched gene ontology terms. Oncocytomas had consistently large signatures which mainly divided the gene set into two parts in which the genes were either over- or under-expressed. The main cluster of over-expressed genes contained the malic enzyme 3 gene (ME3), which is involved in oxidoreductase activity, the ATPase type 11B gene (ATP11B), and the neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 2 gene (NTRK2), which is related to ATP binding. The main PTC cluster of over-expressed genes contained the Cbp/p300-interacting transactivator gene (CITED1), a known papillary marker [Prasad M L, Pellegata N S, Kloos R T, Barbacioru C, Huang Y, de la Chapelle A: CITED1 protein expression suggests Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in high throughput tissue microarray-based study. Thyroid 2004, 14:169-175]. Some of these genes also showed over-expression in FTA-aty samples. The AT signature was homogeneous and showed a large cluster of over-expressed genes, which were also over-expressed in some other samples, notably in the GD, PTC and WT classes. They included the major histocompatibility complex DP beta 1 gene (HLA-DPB1) and the chemokine ligand 19 gene (CCL19), respectively involved in immune and inflammatory responses suggestive of lymphocyte invasion. Follicular adenoma profiles (FTA-a, -b, MNG) were weakly expressed and not clearly distinguishable from each other. Despite these two drawbacks, we were able to identify an adenoma-specific cluster that included death-associated protein gene (DAP) involved in apoptosis. Over-expressed WT genes were clustered together, and included the aquaporin 11 (AQP11) gene and the solute carrier family 17 member 2 gene (SLC17A2), involved respectively in cellular volume and cellular metabolism. The other gene clusters were multi-specific.

Comparison and Classification of Thyroid Tissues

In order to define the 12 histopathological follicular thyroid lesions, we examined each of the 66 possible pairwise comparisons of the categories. We took into account only the parameters significant at a one-tailed 5% risk based on 10,000 bootstrapped data sets. This allowed a global classification of the thyroid lesions and the visualization of all the pairwise comparisons (cells of the matrix).

The dendogram revealed three well-defined clusters of thyroid lesions grouping the benign/normal, malign and oncocytic classes by within-group similarity and inter-group dissimilarity. The benign/normal cluster grouped AT, GD, FTA-a, WT and MNG. The GD class was significantly similar to the whole cluster. Significant similarities were also found between AT and WT, and between MNG and FTA-a. In the malignant cluster, a significant similarity was observed between PTC and FTA-aty. In the oncocytic cluster, no significant similarity was found between OTA and OTC. Atypical oncocytic adenomas were similar to both OTA and OTC. The FTA-b class, which showed dissimilarities with all the other classes, was therefore considered as a singleton in this classification.

We detailed two significant similarities and dissimilarities involving either AT or OTC with FTC, OTA-aty or WT. The correlation coefficients of all sample signatures with respect to class centroids were computed and plotted on 2D graphs. Samples from similar classes were expected to be poorly separated whereas samples from dissimilar classes were expected to be sharply separated in the 2D plane. We first examined the AT and FTC classes that had been found significantly dissimilar. The graph showed the perfect separation of AT and FTC samples. We also examined the AT and WT classes that had been found significantly similar. The graph showed good correlations of all AT samples with WT (R>0.44; P-value<0.096), with 2 samples at a 5% risk. Five WT samples out of 22 had high correlations with AT (R>0.45; P-value<0.079), with 3 samples at a 5% risk. Two WT samples were clearly clustered with the AT samples. Then, we examined the dissimilar OTC and WT classes and observed the perfect separation. Finally, we examined the significantly similar OTC and OTA-aty classes. Three out of 4 OTC samples were well correlated with OTA-aty (R>0.367; P-value<0.051), with 2 samples at a 5% risk. One OTA-aty sample out of 5 correlated significantly with OTC (R=0.42; P-value<0.027).

Filtering of Divergent Samples

Since within-class heterogeneity was observed in expression signatures, we reduced heterogeneity to obtain core class signatures by filtering the most divergent samples. The filtering consisted in removing samples which were maximally scored by the similarity parameter in an irrelevant class, with respect to histological features (Table 1), or the results of significant dissimilarities (FIG. 3A). Twenty samples were thus removed from the analysis: 12 samples excluded for a high signal of thyroiditis (7 FTA, 3 OTA and 2 WT); 2 follicular variants of PTC had been misclassified in FTA; and 4 FTA and 2 OTA samples were excluded because of high heterogeneity, presenting either oxyphilic or papillary foci in their nodules. Since 3 of the 5 GD samples were divergent, they were not excluded from the analysis.

We used homogeneity parameters to compare the quality of the data sets before and after filtering of the divergent samples (FIG. 2). The average homogeneity was improved after filtering (from 0.476 to 0.515). The homogeneity of the AT, GD, FTC and OTC classes remained unchanged since no samples were excluded, while the homogeneity of all the other classes was improved. The greatest improvement (from 0.47 to 0.68) was found in the OTA-aty class, in which 2 samples out of 5 were excluded. The lowest improvements were observed in the FTA-a class (from 0.38 to 0.40), the MNG class (from 0.39 to 0.41) and the OTA class (from 0.34 to 0.37).

Candidate Marker Genes

We used a t-statistics procedure to determine lists of candidate marker genes for each class of thyroid tumor from the filtered data set. Two lists of under- or over-expressed genes were defined at a 5% risk for each class. Gene profiles of the top 5 genes were observed in a colour-coded matrix.

The genes had heterogeneous profiles but specific expression levels in target samples. Anti-correlations of signatures were observed between classes such as FTA-a genes in OTC, FTA-aty genes in WT, FTA-b genes in AT, MNG genes in oncocytomas, OTA genes in AT or WT, PTC genes in FTA-b or WT, and WT genes in oncocytomas or PTC. Correlated signatures were also observed such as those of GD genes in WT, FTA-a genes in MNG, FTA-aty genes in PTC and vice-versa, oncocytomas with each other, and PTC genes in FTC. Oncocytic classes had similar signatures but they were distinguishable by the amplitude of expression.

Automated Sample Prediction

We evaluated the capability of the gene-expression data to predict the class of each sample. As it was shown [Yukinawa N, Oba S, Kato K, Taniguchi K, lwao-Koizumi K, Tamaki Y, Noguchi S, Ishii S: A multi-class predictor based on a probabilistic model: application to gene expression profiling-based diagnosis of thyroid tumors. BMC Genomics 2006, 7:190.], performances of a classifier can be unstable when varying the cutoff for gene selection. We searched for the best subset of genes by observing a scoring function for 4 algorithms when varying the gene selection.

The 1-Nearest Neighbor (1-NN) classifier and the Linear Diagonal Discriminant Analysis (LDDA) showed globally the best performances. The Nearest Centroid (NC) classifier was mainly ranked the third except with poorly (>1E-7) or very stringent cutoffs (<1E-15). The 3-Nearest Neighbors classifier (3-NN) showed the worst performances. For all the classifiers, very stringent cutoffs (<1E-13) deserved the performances. For the 2 best ones, 1-NN and LDDA, the maximum score was associated to a cutoff of 1E-9 which represented 258 genes.

For this particular cutoff we ranked the classifiers relatively to each others for each tissue class (Table 2). The rank 1 was given to the best algorithm and the rank 4 to the worst (except for equality). The sum over each class indicated that LDDA had the lowest (best) ranks (Sum=21). The 1-NN classifier was very close (Sum=22). NC was the third (Sum=25) and 3-NN was the worst (Sum=43).

Finally, we detailed the performances of the LDDA and 1-NN classifiers with a gene selection at P<1 E-9. We examined two intuitive parameters as the sensitivity (SEN) and the positive predictive value (PPV). We also examined two parameters which summarized the performances as the accuracy (ACC) and the geometric mean (G). When observing SEN and PPV, performances depended dramatically of the class from quite perfect detections (AT and WT) to the worst case (OTA-aty). Though cases were very different, the ACC did not reflect it and was always higher than 0.79. For GD, the LDDA classifier had low performances (SEN=0.2, PPV=0.167, G=0.18) but a high ACC value (0.94) which was better than the good OTA case (SEN=0.74; PPV=0.87; G=0.80; ACC=0.93). For OTA-aty, no true positives were predicted by the 2 algorithms (SEN=0; PPV=0) but ACC was over 0.96 whereas G equaled 0. The ACC led to over-estimations and the geometric mean G, used in machine-learning techniques [Kubat M: Machine Learning for the Detection of Oil Spills in Satellite Radar Images. Machine Learning 1998, 30:195-215], gave results concordant with SEN and PPV (according to its definition) and proved more intuitive. So we used it to interpret the data.

The 2 algorithms showed relatively similar results. The AT and WT classes were the best cases (from G=0.89 to 0.96). OTA and PTC were well detected by 1-NN (respectively G=0.77 and G=0.73) and even more by LDDA (respectively G=0.80 and G=0.85). FTA-aty and FTA-b were also well detected and better by 1-NN (from 0.58 to 0.67). Macrofollicular adenomas (FTA-a and MNG) were detected with medium performances (from 0.38 to 0.50). GD was either badly detected by LDDA (G=0.18) or detected with medium performances by 1-NN (0.45). OTA-aty was the worst case with no detection whatever the algorithm used (G=0).

1.2. Detailed Discussion of the Results

Gene expression profiling is a powerful technique for finding new molecular markers for tumor growth as well as for providing insights into the molecular mechanisms involved in tumorigenesis. However, current microarray studies on thyroid tumors fail to propose truly specific markers because they are based on very incomplete sets of thyroid tumor classes. We have conducted the first microarray study including more than 90% of the types of thyroid tumor known.

Extracting Information from Data Concerning Heterogeneous and Rare Thyroid Tumors

We measured 8,862 gene expression levels for 166 samples representing 12 different classes of thyroid lesions. However, thyroid tumors are heterogeneous and subject to diagnostic misclassifications [Hirokawa M, Carney J A, Goellner J R, DeLellis R A, Heffess C S, Katoh R, Tsujimoto M, Kakudo K: Observer variation of encapsulated follicular lesions of the thyroid gland. Am J Surg Pathol 2002, 26:1508-1514; Franc B, de la Salmoniere P, Lange F, Hoang C, Louvel A, de Roquancourt A, Vilde F, Hejblum G, Chevret S, Chastang C: Interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility in the histopathology of follicular thyroid carcinoma. Hum Pathol 2003, 34:1092-1100.; Lloyd R V, Erickson L A, Casey M B, Lam K Y, Lohse C M, Asa S L, Chan J K, DeLellis R A, Harach H R, Kakudo K, et al: Observer variation in the diagnosis of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2004, 28:1336-1340]. The classical methods of analysis are affected by weak intra-class homogeneity and by unbalanced classes since very few samples were available for the rarer pathologies. Because of the presence of rare samples, we used a stringent gene selection method to limit false discoveries due to statistical bias caused by unbalanced class sizes. This method allows the detection of bias and limits the effect by optimizing the power of the analysis.

The hierarchical clustering of the data can be a complement to supervised methods, it shows the strongest molecular signals but it fails to reveal the specificity of some of the classes of tumor, such as GD, FTA-a, FTA-b and MNG. However, useful information can be extracted from these classes with other methods such as that of global classification and the definition of several candidate markers. As the hierarchical clustering algorithm assumes that genes behave similarly in all the samples and that they are each associated with a single biological function or process [Tanay A, Sharan R, Shamir R: Discovering statistically significant biclusters in gene expression data. Bioinformatics 2002, 18 Suppl 1:S136-144], it shows limitations when many samples are involved.

Within-class gene expression signatures of thyroid tumors are heterogeneous. Filtering divergent tissues is useful for the definition of the core signatures of tissues but it prevents the analysis of heterogeneity that might otherwise bring subclasses to light. However, it leads to a better choice of class-specific candidate marker genes by improving within-class and overall homogeneity (FIG. 2). Large data sets containing both abundant and rare samples can pose a problem for predictive algorithms because of the presence of unbalanced positive and negative samples. In such cases, the interpretation of the classical accuracy coefficient (ACC) is far from intuitive and leads to over-estimation of performance. For instance, if 13 our 166 samples had actually been PTCs, and 10 samples were predicted to be PTCs whereas none were truly PTC, then the accuracy would still work out at as high as 86%. In contrast, the use of the geometric mean G is unbiased and quite intuitive [Kubat M: Machine Learning for the Detection of Oil Spills in Satellite Radar Images. Machine Learning 1998, 30:195-215.]. Thus, in the hypothetical case discussed, G would be equal to zero.

The Classification Based on Gene Expression is Complementary to the WHO Classification

The classification based on gene expression divides the thyroid tumors into three distinct groups (benign/normal, malignant and oncocytic) and separates microfollicular adenomas (FTA-b). Pairwise distinctions of benign/normal and malign tumors are consistent with published reports, as in the case of PTC and FTA [Finley D J, Arora N, Zhu B, Gallagher L, Fahey T J, 3rd: Molecular profiling distinguishes papillary carcinoma from benign thyroid nodules. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004, 89:3214-3223].

Moreover, thanks to the large and almost complete set of thyroid tumors included in our study, the results may be generalized to the whole range of thyroid tumors, from the benign/normal to the malignant and oncocytic tumors. Oncocytomas are the most divergent tumors compared to normal tissue, particularly with respect to the large number of genes involved in mitochondrial activity. Moreover, since they appear unrelated to PTCs or FTCs in the classification of thyroid tumors based on gene expression (FIG. 3A), they should be analyzed independently [Giordano T J, Au A Y, Kuick R, Thomas D G, Rhodes D R, Wilhelm K G, Jr., Vinco M, Misek D E, Sanders D, Zhu Z, et al: Delineation, functional validation, and bioinformatic evaluation of gene expression in thyroid follicular carcinomas with the PAX8-PPARG translocation. Clin Cancer Res 2006, 12:1983-1993] and not be considered as PTC- or FTC-related tumors [Barden C B, Shister K W, Zhu B, Guiter G, Greenblatt D Y, Zeiger M A, Fahey T J, 3rd: Classification of follicular thyroid tumors by molecular signature: results of gene profiling. Clin Cancer Res 2003, 9:1792-1800.] in gene expression studies.

We observed that microfollicular adenoma presents a signature different from macrofollicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma. We may consider this subtype as a distinct entity because of the mechanism involved in its pathogenesis, although we do not know the impact of this specific profile on the tumoral outcome. Besides, variations in the gene expression signatures of macrofollicular adenomas (FTA-a and MNG) is subtle and lead automated classifiers to have limited performances on these 2 cases. They should be carefully considered in global expression studies. We think that it is worth investigating differences in macro- and microfollicular adenomas to understand the microfollicular machinery.

Non-oncocytic malignant and atypical tissues are clustered together in the classification. A significant similarity exists between the PTC and FTA-aty classes. No particular similarity or dissimilarity was found for the FTC class. The lack of significant results may be explained by the small size of the FTC sample; larger samples should produce more conclusive results. The close relationship between the PTC and FTA-aty classes added argument to the proposal terminology of a “differentiated tumor of uncertain malignant potential”. This designation permitted to clearly distinguish the atypical lesions for which the pending diagnosis is PTC from the others which are either non malignant or candidate to a FTC diagnosis and referred as “follicular tumor of uncertain malignant potential”.

Markers for the Classification of Main Thyroid Pathologies

The identification of pathologic tissue by morphological features is not always precise and exclusive. In thyroid lesions, it has been shown that inter- and intra-observer variations are significant [Aldred M A, Huang Y, Liyanarachchi S, Pellegata N S, Gimm O, Jhiang S, Davuluri R V, de la Chapelle A, Eng C: Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas show distinctly different microarray expression profiles and can be distinguished by a minimum of five genes. J Clin Oncol 2004, 22:3531-3539; Finley D J, Lubitz C C, Wei C, Zhu B, Fahey T J, 3rd: Advancing the molecular diagnosis of thyroid nodules: defining benign lesions by molecular profiling. Thyroid 2005, 15:562-568].

Mutations and rearrangements can define a class and its evolution more precisely than the morphology, as in the case of papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas [Giordano T J, Au A Y, Kuick R, Thomas D G, Rhodes D R, Wilhelm K G, Jr., Vinco M, Misek D E, Sanders D, Zhu Z, et al: Delineation, functional validation, and bioinformatic evaluation of gene expression in thyroid follicular carcinomas with the PAX8-PPARG translocation. Clin Cancer Res 2006, 12:1983-1993; Giordano T J, Kuick R, Thomas D G, Misek D E, Vinco M, Sanders D, Zhu Z, Ciampi R, Roh M, Shedden K, et al: Molecular classification of papillary thyroid carcinoma: distinct BRAF, RAS, and RET/PTC mutation-specific gene expression profiles discovered by DNA microarray analysis. Oncogene 2005, 24:6646-6656].

However, some histotypes like oncocytic carcinomas escape to this molecular classification [Nikiforova M N, Lynch R A, Biddinger P W, Alexander E K, Dorn G W, 2nd, Tallini G, Kroll T G, Nikiforov Y E: RAS point mutations and PAX8-PPAR gamma rearrangement in thyroid tumors: evidence for distinct molecular pathways in thyroid follicular carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003, 88:2318-2326]. Several groups have evaluated the usefulness of biomarkers combination in the diagnosis of suspicious thyroid lesions [Weber, 2004; Ito, 2005; Prasad, 2005]. But they failed to show use in clinical practice, as an adjunctive test for exploring such nodules. However, development of new antibodies against selected markers has proved to accurate the diagnosis of suspicious lesions [Cerutti J M, Latini F R, Nakabashi C, Delcelo R, Andrade V P, Amadei M J, Maciel R M, Hojaij F C, Hollis D, Shoemaker J, Riggins G J: Diagnosis of suspicious thyroid nodules using four protein biomarkers. Clin Cancer Res 2006, 12:3311-3318.]. These antibodies were done after selection by gene expression profiling. That proved the invaluable assistance of this technology in choosing the most appropriate markers to distinguish between the various thyroid lesions. But this study also shows that several new custom antibodies might be produced and tested before using in clinical practice. Currently, we show that a classification of thyroid lesions based on gene expression patterns is a useful complement to the pathologic classification. We postulate that dedicated microarrays containing a subset of the differential and the predictive genes may be used to reclassify some lesions. All of the 12 classes show high predictive accuracy using our method. However, one class, the OTA-Aty class, presents a low G value Our study offers a sensitive method that may be used on fine needle aspiration for classifying thyroid lesions. Defining all of these subclasses is a close necessary for classifying follicular lesions situated in the grey zone area.

TABLE 1 Thyroid tissue samples included in the analysis Thyroid tissue N Histology Follicle architecture Controls Wild type (WT) 24 Normal Normal Graves's disease (GD) 5 Diffuse goiter Normal Autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) 5 Diffuse lymphocyte thyroiditis Normal Benign tumors Oncocytic adenoma (OTA) 30 Over 95% oncocytic cells and Micro (17) or macro (13) mitochondrial antibody ++ Follicular adenomas (FTA):complete fibrous capsule Macrofollicular (FTA-a) 26 Unique nodule Macro* Microfollicular (FTA-b) 17 Unique nodule Micro** Multinodular goiter (MNG) 24 largest nodule of a multinodular goiter Micro (1) or macro (23) Atypical adenomas:complete fibrous capsule and moderate vascular invasion Follicular (FTA-aty) 10 Unique nodule and atypical nucleus Micro (1) or Macro(9) Oncocytic (OTA-aty) 5 Unique nodule and atypical nucleus Micro (2) or Macro (3) Differentiated malignant tumors:capsular and vascular invasion Follicular carcinoma (FTC) 3 Unique Micro Oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) 4 Over 95% oncocytic cells and Trabecular mitochondrial antibody ++ Papillary carcinoma (PTC) 13 Typical papillary nuclear features Papillary architecture (5) or follicular variant (8) *Micro = microfollicular; **Macro = macrofollicular

TABLE 2 Relative performance ranks of the classifiers based on the geometric means G Class LDDA* 1-NN** 3-NN*** NC**** AT 1 2 4 3 FTA-a 2 1 4 3 FTA-aty 3 2 4 1 FTA-b 3 2 4 1 FTC 2 1 3 3 GD 2 1 3 3 MNG 1 3 4 1 OTA 1 2 4 3 OTA-aty 1 1 1 1 OTC 1 3 4 2 PTC 2 3 4 1 WT 2 1 4 3 Sum 21 22 43 25 *LLDA = Linear Diagonal Discriminant Analysis; **1-NN = 1-Nearest Neighbor; ***3-NN = 3-Nearest Test Neighbor; ****NC = Nearest Centroid

TABLE 3 AT Under name cloid p-value fold IQCA 669510 1.04E−34 0.44 KRT18 725096 1.15E−33 0.36 MATN2 366100 1.08E−28 0.34 KRTHA4 325155 1.50E−23 0.21 FCGBP 154172 1.42E−21 0.08 SLC4A4 787938 8.75E−21 0.31 IMAGE:744055 744055 7.13E−20 0.22 Transcribed locus KRT7 592276 8.12E−17 0.27 C10orf116 740941 9.03E−16 0.40 GSTM1 73778 1.29E−15 0.39 LOC400451 667174 1.38E−14 0.27 CRABP1 739193 2.75E−14 0.12 RAD51L1 295412 5.98E−14 0.28 HSPB1 23827 1.66E−13 0.53 IMAGE:136686 136686 1.14E−12 0.40 IMAGE:744385 744385 1.43E−12 0.50 Similar to heat shock 10 kDa protein 1 (chaperonin 10); heat shock 10 kD protein 1 (chaperonin 10) RODH 471641 2.05E−12 0.18 CHRAC1 724276 2.06E−12 0.43 MATN2 28584 6.45E−12 0.22 CTNNA1 268972 6.80E−12 0.63 MGC99813 739097 6.83E−12 0.19 FLJ14351 744943 8.09E−12 0.17 PLXNC1 724609 8.10E−12 0.44 ICOSLG 2074228 4.39E−11 0.40 IMAGE:365913 365913 4.41E−11 0.48 Transcribed locus NFKB1 687782 6.62E−11 0.41 IMAGE:23872 23872 9.23E−11 0.62 AF034176 Human mRNA (Tripodis and Ragoussis) Homo sapiens cDNA clone ntcon5 contig FLJ23577 668452 1.01E−10 0.38 PON3 681959 1.62E−10 0.39 ANKRD28 687379 5.78E−10 0.41 FLJ12895 23271 1.31E−09 0.53 C6orf118 731745 1.63E−09 0.63 IMAGE:738332 738332 1.88E−09 0.26 Transcribed locus LOC440934 726760 2.25E−09 0.47 IMAGE:666911 666911 4.05E−09 0.37 Transcribed locus HSPB1 724150 4.15E−09 0.50 IGF1R 682555 4.46E−09 0.60 LRPAP1 587186 8.31E−09 0.28 GNB4 813260 9.71E−09 0.30 NY-REN-41 136646 1.10E−08 0.52 CAV1 309645 1.88E−08 0.39 E2F5 809828 2.42E−08 0.32 LRRIQ2 487152 2.49E−08 0.67 GRB10 564994 2.81E−08 0.49 ITPR1 667348 3.94E−08 0.69 TCEA2 730149 5.89E−08 0.51 SLC36A3 731115 6.86E−08 0.69 IMAGE:738945 738945 7.57E−08 0.63 PIP 985457 8.60E−08 0.52 TPCN1 179288 1.02E−07 0.51 SLC22A18 742862 1.08E−07 0.62 MT1F 78353 1.17E−07 0.17 VEGFC 503189 1.53E−07 0.48 ID1 1087348 2.20E−07 0.23 GNAI1 753215 2.34E−07 0.45 MRPS11 471574 2.79E−07 0.54 KLHL9 471696 2.92E−07 0.31 APLP2 549054 3.20E−07 0.30 LMLN 744657 3.23E−07 0.52 IMAGE:731357 731357 3.83E−07 0.65 Transcribed locus MGC17299 713422 4.48E−07 0.51 FARP1 486708 4.61E−07 0.44 IMAGE:666794 666794 4.76E−07 0.68 Hypothetical LOC388170 FLJ10748 726830 5.32E−07 0.50 DKFZp761P0423 730829 5.50E−07 0.50 CLDN7 300268 6.15E−07 0.39 PVRL2 725364 7.25E−07 0.60 PDCD4 665376 7.38E−07 0.45 WNT4 375746 7.99E−07 0.67 CCND1 324079 8.65E−07 0.40 GLT8D2 365271 9.21E−07 0.58 EPHB6 172982 9.40E−07 0.48 PPARD 724562 9.65E−07 0.55 GJA1 839101 9.68E−07 0.42 CITED1 265558 1.18E−06 0.27 LOC51760 52226 1.31E−06 0.56 GSTM2 713922 1.40E−06 0.50 CCL28 136919 1.53E−06 0.58 HOXD11 682119 1.61E−06 0.40 ANKRD20B 745106 1.61E−06 0.46 IMAGE:1877668 1877668 1.95E−06 0.44 BMP7 1594414 1.98E−06 0.32 RABL5 471829 2.09E−06 0.49 FGFRL1 739956 2.18E−06 0.33 DJ159A19.3 23945 2.27E−06 0.51 CACNB2 173841 2.39E−06 0.66 SASH1 31120 2.49E−06 0.40 BCL2 342181 2.50E−06 0.52 PEMT 742580 2.68E−06 0.46 SEMA7A 135941 2.91E−06 0.20 SLA 32339 2.98E−06 0.36 TYMS 687912 3.29E−06 0.52 PDE8A 666154 3.34E−06 0.55 IMP-2 743774 4.07E−06 0.40 DJ462O23.2 738970 4.08E−06 0.57 RPS6KA2 22711 4.25E−06 0.51 YES1 501971 5.09E−06 0.58 FLJ12998 364846 5.14E−06 0.56 FLJ20160 175864 5.37E−06 0.55 ARHGAP21 666792 5.79E−06 0.78 IMAGE:724416 724416 6.99E−06 0.32 Transcribed locus OTUB1 174683 7.07E−06 0.63 DCI 667892 7.80E−06 0.36 PLA2G6 744087 8.56E−06 0.54 CCNE1 68950 9.61E−06 0.45 ZBTB16 2467442 9.79E−06 0.35 NR2F6 136807 1.10E−05 0.49 IMAGE:744439 744439 1.31E−05 0.41 Transcribed locus IMAGE:1716286 1716286 1.52E−05 0.33 LAD1 121551 1.69E−05 0.70 SH3RF2 744797 1.97E−05 0.45 IMAGE:742061 742061 2.01E−05 0.72 LATS2 666778 2.21E−05 0.54 BCL2 342181 2.28E−05 0.55 DUSP24 740158 2.57E−05 0.40 DCXR 724596 2.78E−05 0.58 CKLFSF4 143759 2.91E−05 0.41 IMAGE:666315 666315 2.94E−05 0.60 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5312086, mRNA SNCB 50202 3.77E−05 0.50 TP53I11 667514 3.92E−05 0.59 GFM2 364959 4.24E−05 0.44 NR6A1 258666 4.39E−05 0.52 GATA3 148796 4.73E−05 0.37 PRUNE 364324 4.73E−05 0.61 NR2F2 72744 5.83E−05 0.38 SGSH 669263 6.29E−05 0.61 HAS3 667533 6.62E−05 0.35 FLJ32731 365177 6.76E−05 0.63 LRP2 2055272 6.77E−05 0.39 IMAGE:731298 731298 7.03E−05 0.62 CDNA FLJ42482 fis, clone BRACE2032134 COX6A1 512910 7.09E−05 0.60 CTTN 470408 7.09E−05 0.52 POLI 137720 7.40E−05 0.38 EPHA4 2237263 7.94E−05 0.53 BAD 712295 8.56E−05 0.65 ABCA8 284828 9.00E−05 0.64 MT1F 81911 9.32E−05 0.22 ARMCX3 251452 9.47E−05 0.67 ZNF550 135705 9.85E−05 0.60 CES2 153667 1.14E−04 0.67 USP13 666007 1.14E−04 0.54 IMAGE:2266583 2266583 1.18E−04 0.42 SYCP2 136863 1.26E−04 0.53 CRELD1 724119 1.31E−04 0.67 IMAGE:136223 136223 1.45E−04 0.71 CD9 727251 1.46E−04 0.47 CHRDL2 485872 1.46E−04 0.73 ANXA11 137238 1.47E−04 0.73 MESDC2 713653 1.48E−04 0.60 DHRS6 364412 1.48E−04 0.43 LYPLA3 471702 1.54E−04 0.62 IMAGE:668684 668684 1.61E−04 0.45 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_209041.2 PREDICTED: similar to KIAA1503 protein [Homo sapiens] SYN3 727056 1.63E−04 0.54 BDKRB2 665674 1.73E−04 0.38 TMED4 251250 1.75E−04 0.60 APIN 364706 1.77E−04 0.49 IMMP2L 136260 1.84E−04 0.57 VPS13D 136560 1.93E−04 0.67 KIAA1196 738938 1.96E−04 0.59 IMAGE:382423 382423 2.13E−04 0.61 Transcribed locus RTN3 430263 2.56E−04 0.63 BRAF 2139164 2.57E−04 0.50 ALDH1A1 309697 2.57E−04 0.48 DDX1 773192 2.59E−04 0.58 SSH3 726272 3.01E−04 0.59 LOC126669 682088 3.08E−04 0.53 PTPN4 666367 3.12E−04 0.58 PTDSS2 21716 3.15E−04 0.60 PDLIM1 135689 3.19E−04 0.51 PSMD11 383945 3.44E−04 0.76 IMAGE:727289 727289 3.46E−04 0.68 Transcribed locus PML 724554 3.85E−04 0.60 ZNF319 364729 4.16E−04 0.34 IMAGE:665649 665649 4.42E−04 0.64 Transcribed locus RGS20 668152 4.63E−04 0.57 GOLPH2 811582 4.75E−04 0.44 LOC80298 666551 4.76E−04 0.54 IMAGE:472111 472111 4.88E−04 0.43 Transcribed locus CTTN 489945 5.35E−04 0.62 RASAL2 486304 5.40E−04 0.67 CTBP2 416744 5.45E−04 0.67 CLECSF12 258865 5.47E−04 0.39 PSCD3 744050 5.48E−04 0.79 KCNK4 743016 5.49E−04 0.65 BMP5 1846326 5.51E−04 0.54 COX8A 509606 5.64E−04 0.57 CENTD1 666110 5.81E−04 0.75 ESRRBL1 51232 6.12E−04 0.53 S100A2 3659591 6.31E−04 0.60 FSHPRH1 667355 6.32E−04 0.59 PP1201 364974 6.47E−04 0.58 PDGFD 666860 6.59E−04 0.74 CTXN1 179266 6.77E−04 0.63 RYK 727092 7.01E−04 0.78 RGS6 24176 7.34E−04 0.55 NT5C2 725076 7.70E−04 0.73 PEF 137353 7.85E−04 0.58 GCAT 307094 7.89E−04 0.81 IMAGE:23765 23765 8.14E−04 0.60 FBXO21 666168 8.25E−04 0.49 LRP5 725836 8.38E−04 0.60 CREBBP 172996 8.59E−04 0.73 LOC92154 364926 8.87E−04 0.69 ALDH3A1 525221 9.17E−04 0.67 NIFIE14 472160 9.48E−04 0.51 SIAT8F 667110 9.49E−04 0.61 INHBB 730012 9.53E−04 0.52 EGFR 135980 9.54E−04 0.55 IMAGE:136014 136014 9.57E−04 0.55 SGCG 2046361 1.01E−03 0.76 CDH16 726763 1.04E−03 0.47 IMAGE:731726 731726 1.10E−03 0.66 Transcribed locus AXIN2 135887 1.13E−03 0.60 MDC1 365288 1.15E−03 0.78 TU3A 44881 1.16E−03 0.62 SLC12A8 724508 1.16E−03 0.59 ETF1 146976 1.20E−03 0.69 IMAGE:744616 744616 1.24E−03 0.58 DNA damage repair and recombination protein RAD52 pseudogene RNF123 366159 1.28E−03 0.58 DC12 724895 1.38E−03 0.80 PTK2 724892 1.43E−03 0.59 EVC2 668912 1.45E−03 0.84 ARL6IP2 743987 1.49E−03 0.57 IMAGE:23817 23817 1.50E−03 0.55 CDNA FLJ12202 fis, clone MAMMA1000908 ARID1B 665538 1.55E−03 0.72 NEXN 687625 1.60E−03 0.72 HNRPF 136606 1.61E−03 0.54 MX1 713879 1.65E−03 0.68 IMAGE:26164 26164 1.67E−03 0.68 PRKG1 667587 1.70E−03 0.66 DKFZp547K054 731410 1.71E−03 0.64 IMAGE:743422 743422 1.74E−03 0.65 FBXW8 687532 1.83E−03 0.62 CLDN7 726335 1.85E−03 0.50 DEPDC6 669318 1.85E−03 0.49 SMAD4 214611 1.90E−03 0.55 ZNF651 669181 1.90E−03 0.57 TM4SF8 713647 1.91E−03 0.58 SYNPO 178792 1.92E−03 0.68 ABCC8 1417901 2.05E−03 0.61 LOC285500 135766 2.15E−03 0.63 NDUFA7 364469 2.23E−03 0.60 TSHR 565317 2.25E−03 0.36 ANP32E 382738 2.31E−03 0.61 IMAGE:669188 669188 2.37E−03 0.51 PGR1 666361 2.37E−03 0.77 FLJ13197 667117 2.38E−03 0.58 RHOD 591907 2.39E−03 0.56 BTBD14B 173288 2.48E−03 0.61 IMAGE:257555 257555 2.54E−03 0.63 CDH1 214008 2.70E−03 0.34 PH-4 730938 2.75E−03 0.58 LPL 868169 2.78E−03 0.58 LOC340073 731404 2.79E−03 0.55 C9orf119 667112 2.84E−03 0.57 TERF1 135773 2.86E−03 0.67 LOC388886 34007 3.02E−03 0.53 JAG2 1521706 3.08E−03 0.72 LPXN 687679 3.15E−03 0.66 TMEM23 730534 3.19E−03 0.77 KIAA0789 33621 3.23E−03 0.43 GSTM2 664233 3.33E−03 0.49 IMAGE:135125 135125 3.33E−03 0.62 IGKV1-5 155345 3.35E−03 0.62 KLF1 208991 3.37E−03 0.43 SYT7 177827 3.38E−03 0.65 IMAGE:667353 667353 3.59E−03 0.76 Transcribed locus ZNF76 745003 3.60E−03 0.69 IMAGE:731685 731685 3.66E−03 0.72 Transcribed locus MAP7 79729 3.98E−03 0.49 DOK5 25664 4.00E−03 0.65 PDGFRL 139242 4.04E−03 0.58 IMAGE:666140 666140 4.06E−03 0.65 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_498467.1 PREDICTED: hypothetical protein XP_498467 [Homo sapiens] ETV5 270549 4.26E−03 0.63 C6orf176 173200 4.34E−03 0.55 PPIL4 364777 4.41E−03 0.41 TUSC1 740381 4.50E−03 0.61 SOD3 795309 4.50E−03 0.74 C14orf140 731423 4.52E−03 0.52 ARF4L 49888 4.53E−03 0.55 RGL2 741891 4.57E−03 0.81 BCL2 232714 4.61E−03 0.68 IMAGE:743290 743290 4.66E−03 0.64 Transcribed locus CAV1 133531 4.69E−03 0.67 C6orf85 665379 4.74E−03 0.71 PIGV 669319 4.80E−03 0.59 TIMP2 258127 5.06E−03 0.66 NR2F6 1238492 5.07E−03 0.70 IGF1R 682555 5.09E−03 0.65 MFAP3L 726821 5.09E−03 0.67 PLXNB2 1420676 5.10E−03 0.58 SATB1 364510 5.10E−03 0.82 DEXI 668186 5.31E−03 0.59 VCL 44193 5.31E−03 0.63 HSPC159 365045 5.58E−03 0.60 FLJ22386 32917 6.06E−03 0.63 PLCG1 1174287 6.11E−03 0.74 DAP 725371 6.20E−03 0.67 DUSP3 119772 6.35E−03 0.62 EIF2C4 730834 6.43E−03 0.75 IMAGE:252382 252382 6.53E−03 0.59 C10orf6 179214 6.56E−03 0.80 BAK1 1288183 6.60E−03 0.64 GPD1 628418 6.66E−03 0.67 GNAS 382791 6.71E−03 0.67 BIN1 2384812 6.83E−03 0.59 KIAA1277 364822 6.86E−03 0.68 IMAGE:726513 726513 6.95E−03 0.70 Similar to 40S ribosomal protein S3 CA11 282587 7.06E−03 0.68 LEMD1 731047 7.18E−03 0.65 ASGR1 25883 7.35E−03 0.56 LOC286170 134858 7.42E−03 0.64 SLC17A2 207920 7.47E−03 0.49 FLJ37587 668476 7.51E−03 0.69 FLJ21159 251147 7.60E−03 0.78 MLPH 667259 7.71E−03 0.49 SLIT1 38403 7.80E−03 0.70 ZNF398 365311 8.35E−03 0.60 FBXL16 178908 8.83E−03 0.74 CAV1 1911930 8.91E−03 0.61 TTC7B 135379 9.25E−03 0.78 IMAGE:681875 681875 9.30E−03 0.66 GATA2 149809 9.39E−03 0.79 RAP1GA1 971276 9.50E−03 0.66 IMAGE:687667 687667 9.52E−03 0.59 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds TEX13A 738558 9.75E−03 0.67 DKFZp566O084 136952 9.79E−03 0.60 KIAA1958 687287 9.87E−03 0.65 ZFOC1 744606 9.99E−03 0.57 DKFZp434M202 743118 1.02E−02 0.63 FLJ13491 364352 1.02E−02 0.72 PPP2CB 667375 1.02E−02 0.56 IMAGE:726647 726647 1.04E−02 0.74 Transcribed locus KCNK5 134978 1.04E−02 0.70 FLJ44005 726675 1.06E−02 0.66 DMD 743394 1.07E−02 0.61 IMAGE:738424 738424 1.12E−02 0.72 PINK1 729929 1.14E−02 0.66 DNALI1 782688 1.16E−02 0.53 IMAGE:726782 726782 1.20E−02 0.64 Transcribed locus HT007 135303 1.22E−02 0.79 C9orf10OS 742695 1.30E−02 0.60 IMAGE:363955 363955 1.31E−02 0.62 Transcribed locus FLJ37034 731348 1.32E−02 0.70 KRT17 366889 1.33E−02 0.63 TSG101 194350 1.34E−02 0.66 MPO 436554 1.38E−02 0.80 IMAGE:668536 668536 1.39E−02 0.47 CDNA FLJ41685 fis, clone HCASM2006338 TETRAN 725340 1.41E−02 0.72 IMAGE:174861 174861 1.46E−02 0.69 Transcribed locus IMAGE:1859532 1859532 1.47E−02 0.82 CIRH1A 261500 1.48E−02 0.64 UQCRC1 714414 1.53E−02 0.69 LOC286272 667361 1.54E−02 0.70 IMAGE:742739 742739 1.55E−02 0.65 CDNA FLJ12931 fis, clone NT2RP2004861 IMAGE:364741 364741 1.58E−02 0.68 C20orf19 366032 1.60E−02 0.66 LOC147650 729510 1.61E−02 0.70 TSC 745490 1.62E−02 0.66 AURKC 731021 1.63E−02 0.77 HIS1 342551 1.65E−02 0.65 PCGF4 740457 1.67E−02 0.68 ZNF512 726596 1.69E−02 0.77 LILRA1 2032639 1.71E−02 0.59 IMAGE:136121 136121 1.73E−02 0.73 CDNA FLJ10247 fis, clone HEMBB1000705 IMAGE:745072 745072 1.78E−02 0.72 Transcribed locus DEFB1 665086 1.80E−02 0.52 IMAGE:738966 738966 1.82E−02 0.52 Transcribed locus NAT5 731073 1.84E−02 0.65 LARS 135407 1.87E−02 0.65 FBXO46 471664 1.96E−02 0.60 ECM1 301122 1.96E−02 0.39 HDAC9 738506 1.97E−02 0.65 PSG3 136747 1.99E−02 0.59 SEMA4B 714437 1.99E−02 0.73 IMAGE:485104 485104 2.05E−02 0.63 Transcribed locus ITIH5 179733 2.06E−02 0.60 LEF1 713913 2.07E−02 0.68 LOC285961 742542 2.12E−02 0.65 MED19 743760 2.15E−02 0.81 CDC42EP2 26651 2.15E−02 0.68 DPF2 743519 2.18E−02 0.79 AKR1C1 196992 2.21E−02 0.38 IMAGE:665392 665392 2.23E−02 0.81 Hypothetical LOC388790 MRPL45 364717 2.25E−02 0.64 HMG20A 731277 2.28E−02 0.72 PKNOX1 667067 2.32E−02 0.72 ACTR1B 136868 2.41E−02 0.69 DLX5 564878 2.45E−02 0.57 GGN 743245 2.47E−02 0.80 ZNF580 668089 2.48E−02 0.76 CREB3L2 136399 2.49E−02 0.52 IMAGE:383718 383718 2.52E−02 0.71 SLC25A23 741954 2.58E−02 0.52 RP4-622L5 742590 2.62E−02 0.85 LCN2 544683 2.69E−02 0.68 LOC56930 134976 2.70E−02 0.79 FLJ45459 365589 2.71E−02 0.76 SPATA12 730300 2.78E−02 0.67 GALNT7 381854 2.83E−02 0.73 MCC 731305 2.84E−02 0.69 BRMS1 2348237 2.86E−02 0.70 FRMD4B 669564 2.89E−02 0.63 ERK8 714049 2.91E−02 0.67 CDR2 366067 2.94E−02 0.76 WIPI49 487148 3.02E−02 0.83 SCEL 668239 3.06E−02 0.72 ABCB1 1837488 3.12E−02 0.62 COL18A1 359202 3.12E−02 0.70 MLANA 266361 3.13E−02 0.70 LOC283070 172785 3.14E−02 0.71 FGF1 25895 3.23E−02 0.73 PAX8 545475 3.24E−02 0.41 KLHL9 501527 3.25E−02 0.72 IMAGE:726981 726981 3.28E−02 0.73 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to XP_526325.1 PREDICTED: similar to retinol binding protein 2, cellular; retinol- binding protein 2, cellular [Pan troglodytes] CDH3 359051 3.33E−02 0.77 VTN 230126 3.38E−02 0.74 PARD3 724642 3.53E−02 0.72 FLT4 668815 3.53E−02 0.68 KIAA0515 687852 3.55E−02 0.71 SIN3A 26455 3.56E−02 0.68 CITED2 286138 3.58E−02 0.74 EBAG9 682507 3.58E−02 0.65 FLJ31438 135539 3.61E−02 0.66 HBB 469549 3.63E−02 0.50 ACADSB 687953 3.76E−02 0.68 KIAA1280 366085 3.80E−02 0.68 MTUS1 744395 3.88E−02 0.60 LOC146909 726353 3.91E−02 0.79 BCAR1 324666 3.94E−02 0.77 LOC339903 135352 3.97E−02 0.64 MESP1 25865 4.05E−02 0.73 S100A1 175772 4.11E−02 0.60 DNCLI2 134671 4.18E−02 0.71 S100A16 730699 4.40E−02 0.75 IMAGE:22908 22908 4.56E−02 0.76 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_775735.1 I(3)mbt-like 4 [Homo sapiens] DPP4 343987 4.56E−02 0.72 NCAM1 366842 4.62E−02 0.80 MAPK3 323438 4.64E−02 0.74 LRRC28 26519 4.68E−02 0.57 PBXIP1 366042 4.76E−02 0.76 IMAGE:727067 727067 4.76E−02 0.77 Similar to hypothetical protein SB153 isoform 1 EMX2 365121 4.96E−02 0.74 NOTCH1 359461 4.99E−02 0.65

TABLE 4 AT Over name cloid p-value fold PTK2B 43541 2.72E−05 2.23 ARHGEF6 687990 4.43E−05 2.00 IMAGE:365990 365990 1.34E−04 1.32 STK17A 562904 2.09E−04 3.60 HLA-DPB1 725548 4.45E−04 4.47 SIAT4B 365877 4.46E−04 1.32 FCHO1 742763 5.60E−04 2.71 GIMAP5 180259 5.64E−04 3.22 CCL13 2449149 6.35E−04 3.15 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 7.30E−04 12.77 IFITM3 713623 7.87E−04 2.21 BTG1 382760 9.03E−04 2.34 IL10RA 258747 9.17E−04 4.77 FLJ10858 743961 9.41E−04 1.86 STX7 174396 1.03E−03 7.61 GNAI2 724306 1.06E−03 1.36 IL13 1505308 1.09E−03 1.66 SALL4 726454 1.11E−03 11.25 HCLS1 665452 1.19E−03 5.103473 IMAGE:665833 665833 1.28E−03 1.86 CD38 1352408 1.34E−03 3.46 MGAT3 731060 1.48E−03 2.02 TNFRSF1B 73703 1.49E−03 2.56 SULT1E1 207926 1.52E−03 1.23 CERKL 489326 1.70E−03 5.60 CD8B1 1743279 2.38E−03 2.01 IL2RB 139073 2.50E−03 3.459251 SLAMF1 1626951 2.54E−03 2.51 CBL 1578721 2.62E−03 3.37 POU2F2 188393 2.66E−03 2.90 RNASE4 156720 2.74E−03 1.84 GATA4 781738 3.03E−03 3.80 PDK1 1645668 3.07E−03 2.03 SRGAP2 714493 3.13E−03 1.25 HDAC1 1896337 3.50E−03 2.16 GC 195340 3.69E−03 4.97 ACTB 203166 3.97E−03 1.91 F10 310519 4.05E−03 1.580546 NBL1 503874 5.07E−03 6.38 IMAGE:743722 743722 5.15E−03 3.83 YWHAH 324066 5.22E−03 1.45 PDCD1LG2 738944 5.28E−03 2.78 PLCG2 201467 5.28E−03 2.986551 APOE 1870594 5.58E−03 5.323048 RUNX3 122874 5.87E−03 4.16 GSS 140405 6.10E−03 2.46 FXYD1 204686 6.16E−03 1.62 IMAGE:2497617 2497617 6.40E−03 1.77 STAT2 2306096 6.71E−03 1.74 CCL19 1707527 7.61E−03 34.27 BAZ2B 609631 7.62E−03 2.15 CASP4 356960 8.00E−03 3.00 CCR7 2345206 8.18E−03 2.62 IFI30 740931 8.38E−03 4.70 IMAGE:342256 342256 8.64E−03 21.04 KLRK1 725473 9.04E−03 3.94 IRF4 682207 9.24E−03 4.80 TYMS 2242054 9.47E−03 1.85 S100A4 868577 9.52E−03 2.49 IMAGE:727154 727154 9.72E−03 2.26 Transcribed locus CASP7 279470 9.89E−03 1.99 TOSO 813174 9.90E−03 3.28 FLJ12592 252489 1.06E−02 1.94 LILRB4 2341829 1.06E−02 1.47 CPXM2 729924 1.12E−02 2.72 RUNX1 263251 1.12E−02 1.56 UBE1L 250883 1.13E−02 1.73 IMAGE:738896 738896 1.14E−02 18.07 NCK1 1326169 1.14E−02 5.22 SEPT-05 448163 1.15E−02 18.97 NFYA 731648 1.17E−02 2.21 IMAGE:2113771 2113771 1.21E−02 2.22 HNRPA3 365349 1.21E−02 1.22 WDR5 731023 1.24E−02 2.80 MLL4 744980 1.29E−02 1.81 NYREN18 668584 1.31E−02 2.21 IMAGE:727496 727496 1.32E−02 6.10 Transcribed locus IMAGE:132933 132933 1.33E−02 1.21 LASP1 592598 1.39E−02 11.76 IMAGE:46991 46991 1.40E−02 4.89 Similar to breakpoint cluster region isoform 1 BID 128065 1.41E−02 2.16 SMARCA5 730037 1.48E−02 2.82 CD5 356841 1.49E−02 2.31 PIK3CA 2238108 1.51E−02 11.79 CASP3 823680 1.55E−02 2.51 DAXX 292042 1.56E−02 1.91 IMAGE:504539 504539 1.56E−02 1.91 RGS19 485803 1.61E−02 3.13 LEFTY2 340657 1.62E−02 3.621832 MGP 590264 1.76E−02 2.58 GADD45GIP1 1084386 1.79E−02 2.82 IMAGE:742853 742853 1.81E−02 9.42 SEMA4D 210587 1.81E−02 3.62 HMGB2 884365 1.83E−02 1.87 NOMO1 134615 1.84E−02 1.70 IMAGE:740927 740927 1.91E−02 1.46 FABP5 1088781 2.02E−02 14.00 KLRB1 2091591 2.03E−02 4.00 G3BP 667239 2.08E−02 4.05 HPS4 727430 2.09E−02 2.04 ZNF251 486401 2.15E−02 14.82 TRAF5 1286238 2.15E−02 2.90 MAPKAPK2 742577 2.17E−02 1.56 STAT6 1916307 2.19E−02 1.79 IL2RA 3054031 2.20E−02 1.81 APOL3 366289 2.26E−02 3.52 DGKQ 366233 2.31E−02 1.84 MLL 80688 2.32E−02 1.78 APOL1 665632 2.35E−02 4.01 IRAK1 379200 2.41E−02 1.64 TIMP1 162246 2.47E−02 4.54 FLJ27523 743246 2.48E−02 12.16 CRYZ 486935 2.48E−02 1.46 GRM3 287843 2.56E−02 4.69 MYO5A 365755 2.62E−02 1.44 BST2 811024 2.65E−02 2.64 CKLFSF3 489249 2.70E−02 1.54651 CCL5 840753 2.74E−02 1.63 IMAGE:731689 731689 2.74E−02 1.25 Transcribed locus BAI3 50491 2.77E−02 4.54 LILRB3 1422194 2.78E−02 2.77 ATR 1251197 2.79E−02 2.31 PDCD1LG1 1942634 2.81E−02 2.44 LOC440712 725268 2.85E−02 2.10 DCN 666410 2.87E−02 1.70 IMAGE:743415 743415 2.88E−02 2.30 Transcribed locus IKBKE 364448 2.91E−02 1.49 NCB5OR 743367 3.01E−02 1.99 MAP2 1287638 3.19E−02 1.44 DDR2 668442 3.20E−02 1.17 SYT1 28511 3.26E−02 1.61 PPP1CA 1422791 3.29E−02 1.43 IMAGE:743224 743224 3.34E−02 1.76 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to XP_518162.1 PREDICTED: similar to Zinc finger protein 62 homolog (Zfp-62) (ZT3) [Pan troglodytes] VIL2 124701 3.35E−02 1.87 CECR1 725612 3.36E−02 1.33 HN1 471568 3.55E−02 2.25 ICAM3 156183 3.60E−02 3.73 MUC1 840687 3.66E−02 2.25 IMAGE:731751 731751 3.66E−02 1.33 Transcribed locus S100A12 1705397 3.67E−02 2.13 PTPNS1 26061 3.87E−02 1.894355 NRP1 666061 3.89E−02 1.38 NEK6 725345 3.92E−02 2.27 PREB 740347 3.94E−02 4.022672 SFN 346610 4.09E−02 1.65 FOLR1 131839 4.11E−02 1.47 IFNAR2 123950 4.16E−02 3.29 BCAP29 2336358 4.24E−02 2.02 TNIP1 135801 4.27E−02 1.59 TOP1 666425 4.28E−02 1.24 ETV4 809959 4.42E−02 1.23 FGF4 1550616 4.53E−02 1.40 WAS 2148946 4.57E−02 3.27 KLRD1 2728204 4.58E−02 1.80 SNX8 366585 4.61E−02 1.57 KPNA2 667727 4.62E−02 1.44 PMS2 116906 4.68E−02 4.11 SLAMF8 288807 4.80E−02 3.22 CXCL14 345034 4.82E−02 4.25 DNMT1 768241 4.91E−02 1.71 PARP9 667440 4.91E−02 1.75

TABLE 5 GD Under name cloid p-value fold DOK5 25664 2.9346E−09 0.57 LPL 868169 1.1605E−06 0.55 ARHGAP10 731380 4.7117E−06 0.65 CLGN 1049033 9.1105E−06 0.61 DECR2 730942 1.5383E−05 0.61 IMAGE:731616 731616  1.852E−05 0.59 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686A102 (from clone DKFZp686A102) IQCF3 726578 2.3435E−05 0.71 PSAT1 366388 3.1255E−05 0.79 CHRDL2 485872 3.6361E−05 0.71 SERPINB5 1662274 0.00015833 0.66 ICOSLG 2074228 0.00018032 0.72 OBSCN 730926 0.00018977 0.81 ANKRD20B 745106 0.00019641 0.57 AURKC 731021 0.00020316 0.57 SLC17A2 207920 0.00021513 0.47 CLECSF12 258865 0.00041555 0.34 VEGFC 503189 0.00048933 0.59 TSC 745490 0.00057708 0.51 LAMB3 1103402 0.00060694 0.61 CAV1 1911930 0.00067972 0.61 MCC 731305 0.00108212 0.55 NOLA2 173296 0.00116175 0.69 ZNF651 669181 0.00116222 0.76 IMAGE:727491 727491 0.00121836 0.45 MX1 713879 0.00133899 0.64 NOTCH1 359461 0.00137335 0.72 CITED1 265558 0.00146133 0.52 IMAGE:687667 687667 0.00149013 0.5 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds SCEL 668239 0.00152752 0.65 IMAGE:232366 232366 0.00210682 0.61 CDNA FLJ37672 fis, clone BRHIP2012059 C21orf84 730814 0.0021117 0.67 AOC3 484535 0.00216625 0.7 IMP-2 743774 0.00217549 0.52 PRKG1 667587 0.00219736 0.67 DEFB1 665086 0.00251628 0.42 KRT17 366889 0.00252804 0.71 SAP30L 723950 0.00263794 0.78 PANK1 256177 0.00274492 0.75 IMAGE:1859532 1859532 0.00278248 0.77 C20orf18 665433 0.00297457 0.62 PIP 985457 0.00350912 0.8 DLX5 564878 0.00369818 0.66 ST5 376356 0.00372025 0.79 MAPRE2 383868 0.00390703 0.64 FBXO46 471664 0.00493537 0.6 PARD3 724642 0.00552617 0.73 IMAGE:23817 23817 0.00606222 0.5 CDNA FLJ12202 fis, clone MAMMA1000908 DCXR 724596 0.00613681 0.58 LRRIQ2 487152 0.00618225 0.83 EPRS 669549 0.00624669 0.71 IGKV1-5 155345 0.00626237 0.63 CXCL13 347362 0.00699423 0.83 TOP1 666425 0.00725755 0.74 ETV1 24541 0.00727553 0.68 RFPL1 290265 0.00745468 0.69 FLJ25067 667252 0.0075477 0.72 MGC45840 725231 0.00862765 0.73 DPP4 343987 0.00891505 0.55 RBBP4 705147 0.00896277 0.77 NR2F6 1238492 0.00901903 0.7 IMAGE:745072 745072 0.00950104 0.59 Transcribed locus LCN2 544683 0.01012252 0.63 IL2RA 3054031 0.01017643 0.84 IMAGE:744604 744604 0.01062584 0.59 NAT5 731073 0.0108843 0.67 EPHA4 2237263 0.01141372 0.58 CCL28 136919 0.01174159 0.83 PPAP2C 486447 0.01184402 0.73 TPM2 740620 0.01184508 0.68 PLXNB2 1420676 0.0119905 0.72 FOXO1A 151247 0.01279281 0.8 TEX13A 738558 0.01337572 0.74 AD023 731645 0.01337901 0.68 TPCN1 179288 0.01386141 0.67 IMAGE:667683 667683 0.01420475 0.8 Full- length cDNA clone CS0DK008YI09 of HeLa cells Cot 25- normalized of Homo sapiens (human) IMAGE:135125 135125 0.01424832 0.65 SPINT1 723914 0.0145432 0.83 CENTD1 666110 0.01458746 0.66 GALNT7 381854 0.01458803 0.65 KIAA1754L 365056 0.015234 0.76 DJ462O23.2 738970 0.01526675 0.82 PML 724554 0.01579712 0.84 ECM1 301122 0.01646653 0.37 IMAGE:382521 382521 0.01686383 0.67 CASP5 341763 0.01711585 0.67 PSG3 136747 0.01796368 0.64 MRPL45 364717 0.01798173 0.59 IMAGE:484577 484577 0.01809095 0.58 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_000991.1 ribosomal protein L39; 60S ribosomal protein L39 [Homo sapiens] FLJ22471 668510 0.0182197 0.6 KLRD1 145696 0.01870053 0.72 CLDN1 594279 0.01895465 0.39 TETRAN 725340 0.01932623 0.72 RAB8A 712118 0.01937338 0.88 HP 82687 0.01968016 0.79 LOC120224 252291 0.01972775 0.61 LOC80298 666551 0.01993545 0.7 C7orf27 713859 0.02018391 0.92 CDH3 359051 0.02040993 0.64 CGI-128 786662 0.02095299 0.73 LCN2 741497 0.02142784 0.4 IMAGE:731298 731298 0.02244117 0.6 CDNA FLJ42482 fis, clone BRACE2032 MKKS 729957 0.02271256 0.64 IMAGE:743903 743903 0.02274312 0.59 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5266541, mRNA IGF1R 682555 0.02318362 0.79 GCK 30981 0.02333357 0.76 LATS2 666778 0.02359943 0.75 LARS 135407 0.02385825 0.68 IMAGE:742919 742919 0.02420455 0.84 Transcribed locus IMAGE:378458 378458 0.02425923 0.78 IMAGE:743579 743579 0.02441628 0.71 TIMP2 258127 0.02458546 0.71 GLG1 365613 0.02464356 0.83 CCNE1 357807 0.02635602 0.75 IMAGE:383528 383528 0.02656958 0.36 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_375099.1 PREDICTED: similar to hypothetical protein FLJ25224 [Homo sapiens] ALDH1A3 486189 0.0273157 0.69 KIAA1196 738938 0.02776484 0.76 AQP4 279172 0.02819313 0.69 IMAGE:665649 665649 0.02902427 0.72 Transcribed locus ALCAM 172828 0.02935177 0.72 IMAGE:738332 738332 0.02979191 0.53 Transcribed locus APLP2 549054 0.03108305 0.8 C9orf10OS 742695 0.03165276 0.77 IMAGE:213529 213529 0.03175448 0.88 Transcribed locus SOSTDC1 667048 0.03195182 0.8 GCAT 307094 0.03222091 0.87 MPO 436554 0.03392843 0.73 CCND1 324079 0.03432325 0.65 CD47 365526 0.03494508 0.84 MRPS11 471574 0.03589496 0.68 PEMT 742580 0.03618273 0.71 PKIG 666277 0.03628293 0.64 BRMS1 2348237 0.0374802 0.7 FLJ35630 485652 0.03841929 0.65 ZFOC1 744606 0.03860826 0.74 LOC51760 52226 0.03910408 0.76 C22orf16 236119 0.03972491 0.75 IMAGE:730924 730924 0.04130682 0.86 Transcribed locus C6orf176 173200 0.04189653 0.75 HIS1 342551 0.04212231 0.63 PLA2G6 744087 0.04281272 0.8 CXCL14 345034 0.04431193 0.53 PPP2R4 731590 0.04445623 0.79 DKFZp434M202 743118 0.04619395 0.77 CIRH1A 261500 0.04708019 0.76 IMAGE:136223 136223 0.04869167 0.77 IMAGE:668536 668536 0.04890577 0.58 CDNA FLJ41685 fis, clone HCASM2006338 TM7SF3 666928 0.04909454 0.79 TCEA2 730149 0.04988725 0.66

TABLE 6 GD Over name cloid p-value fold ARHGEF6 687990 1.40E−02 1.46 FLJ10858 743961 2.05E−02 1.28 GPR124 486493 2.48E−02 1.47 IMAGE:379279 379279 2.61E−02 1.18 RIPK3 667313 4.78E−02 1.35

TABLE 7 FTA-a Under name cloid p-value fold BRMS1 2348237 1.2E−07 0.66 TTC7B 135379 2.4E−07 0.63 FBXO10 743851 3.4E−07 0.68 ZNF217 1712992 3.8E−07 0.71 LOC90110 376699 5.4E−07 0.71 ATR 1251197 5.9E−07 0.75 PLCG1 1174287 6.4E−07 0.58 CACNB2 173841 9.4E−07 0.58 VDAC1 486221 1.2E−06 0.60 CDKN1B 265345 1.8E−06 0.71 LOC91526 666564   2E−06 0.68 IMAGE:252382 252382 3.6E−06 0.80 C1QBP 173371 5.4E−06 0.68 NAT5 731073 5.6E−06 0.68 NR2F1 253386 5.9E−06 0.67 SPI1 1285305 7.4E−06 0.70 BNIP3 342700   1E−05 0.69 C10orf6 179214 1.1E−05 0.75 IL2RA 3054031 1.3E−05 0.70 TFRC 359797 1.6E−05 0.66 ALDH1A3 486189 1.9E−05 0.62 CLECSF12 258865 1.9E−05 0.43 C6orf216 731742 2.1E−05 0.71 NRP1 666061 2.2E−05 0.68 ZNF550 135705 2.3E−05 0.66 IMAGE:745072 745072 2.4E−05 0.62 Transcribed locus GLRX2 731044 3.1E−05 0.74 IMAGE:731616 731616 3.5E−05 0.56 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686A102 (from clone DKFZp686A102) WAS 2148946 4.2E−05 0.61 RPS6KA5 258966 5.3E−05 0.72 IMAGE:504539 504539 5.4E−05 0.70 MDH1 725188 5.4E−05 0.73 IMAGE:213529 213529 5.5E−05 0.71 Transcribed locus IMAGE:742919 742919 8.2E−05 0.82 Transcribed locus IMAGE:682585 682585 9.5E−05 0.72 HSPH1 666554 0.00011 0.71 RAE1 825224 0.00011 0.79 CLGN 1049033 0.00012 0.67 HSPC159 365045 0.00013 0.73 IMAGE:742837 742837 0.00014 0.67 Transcribed locus KIAA0427 127507 0.00014 0.78 ANKRD32 725198 0.00015 0.71 PMS2 116906 0.00016 0.61 MORF4L1 135875 0.00018 0.78 TERF1 135773 0.00019 0.74 CDKL1 486282 0.00021 0.74 DPP4 343987 0.00021 0.52 IMAGE:232366 232366 0.00022 0.71 CDNA FLJ37672 fis, clone BRHIP2012059 RAD51C 80162 0.00023 0.75 COX7B 566862 0.00026 0.64 IMAGE:724544 724544 0.00027 0.74 Similar to 40S ribosomal protein S25 SLC36A3 731115 0.00027 0.77 CKS2 725454 0.00028 0.68 TOSO 813174 0.00032 0.69 LEFTY2 340657 0.00033 0.68 APOD 838611 0.00034 0.37 TMEM23 730534 0.00037 0.82 FCHO1 742763 0.00038 0.74 RPL27A 178255 0.00039 0.57 VPS26 687336 0.0004 0.78 LOC285961 742542 0.00042 0.80 IMAGE:667683 667683 0.00046 0.78 Full- length cDNA clone CS0DK008YI09 of HeLa cells Cot 25- normalized of Homo sapiens (human) KLRK1 725473 0.00046 0.72 IL2RB 139073 0.0005 0.67 MUTED 731202 0.0006 0.72 CLDN1 594279 0.00067 0.34 IMAGE:727289 727289 0.00068 0.61 Transcribed locus IMAGE:382423 382423 0.0007 0.65 Transcribed locus IMAGE:724556 724556 0.00071 0.78 Transcribed locus PCGF4 740457 0.00071 0.69 IGSF10 682276 0.00072 0.76 PGR1 666361 0.00075 0.81 MX1 713879 0.0008 0.73 DEK 1016390 0.00086 0.77 SIAT8F 667110 0.00092 0.70 NOTCH1 359461 0.00095 0.76 DOK5 25664 0.00096 0.71 DPF2 743519 0.00099 0.77 OR7E38P 486540 0.00099 0.82 PDK1 1645668 0.00101 0.78 IMAGE:744899 744899 0.00102 0.75 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:4837072, mRNA STK17A 562904 0.00103 0.70 PRKCABP 1174342 0.00108 0.82 TIMP2 258127 0.00111 0.78 STAT6 1916307 0.00118 0.82 ATIC 665693 0.00119 0.80 LOC157697 714109 0.00119 0.79 IMAGE:665649 665649 0.00119 0.75 Transcribed locus MEF2C 687270 0.0012 0.80 PDCD1LG1 1942634 0.0012 0.74 CD38 1352408 0.00123 0.80 OSR1 364686 0.00127 0.76 CD47 357442 0.0013 0.80 MKKS 729957 0.00136 0.80 PSIP1 667598 0.00142 0.81 SF3B1 739247 0.00146 0.79 ANP32E 382738 0.00146 0.69 KLRD1 145696 0.00147 0.80 CBL 1578721 0.00147 0.73 LCN2 544683 0.00153 0.54 IMAGE:745512 745512 0.00168 0.79 PTPN4 249311 0.0017 0.77 RBBP4 705147 0.00175 0.77 TIGD7 727482 0.0018 0.82 CD47 365526 0.00182 0.80 SPATA5L1 724884 0.00184 0.71 UBE2E3 1575056 0.00188 0.77 H17 739432 0.00193 0.77 IMAGE:743224 743224 0.00197 0.72 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to XP_518162.1 PREDICTED: similar to Zinc finger protein 62 homolog (Zfp-62) (ZT3) [Pan troglodytes] DNPEP 730779 0.00205 0.77 ANXA11 137238 0.00209 0.86 ABCA8 284828 0.00213 0.70 SOSTDC1 667048 0.00216 0.77 SENP6 739237 0.00216 0.75 LEMD1 731047 0.00224 0.67 NCK1 1326169 0.00225 0.69 NSUN4 364570 0.00231 0.82 STX7 174396 0.00244 0.63 DEFB1 665086 0.00244 0.40 BAK1 235938 0.00245 0.74 PDGFD 666860 0.00245 0.80 DMD 743394 0.00246 0.70 HIVEP1 758037 0.00248 0.79 ATP5G3 740090 0.00255 0.82 UBE2D2 594655 0.00275 0.81 MEOX1 760065 0.00296 0.75 FOXN4 731076 0.00297 0.78 SPDEF 1188588 0.00302 0.77 LOC56251 137478 0.00312 0.77 LPL 868169 0.0032 0.72 BAP1 1012990 0.00336 0.73 SIAT8C 382069 0.00336 0.77 TOP1 666425 0.00339 0.85 IMAGE:135203 135203 0.00347 0.79 Transcribed locus CASP5 341763 0.00364 0.67 EPRS 669549 0.00368 0.83 FAM44C 726894 0.0038 0.84 HMG20A 731277 0.00417 0.72 IMAGE:485104 485104 0.00423 0.69 Transcribed locus SCEL 668239 0.00425 0.82 IRF4 682207 0.00432 0.74 RIN1 741406 0.0044 0.78 PLCG2 201467 0.00461 0.78 FABP5 1088781 0.00488 0.47 MAK 382002 0.00498 0.74 ELK4 236155 0.00507 0.76 IMAGE:731758 731758 0.00521 0.77 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_081070.1 kiaa-iso protein homolog; Band 47B [Mus musculus] DAPK1 364934 0.00547 0.82 MRC2 235882 0.00557 0.58 SYNPO 178792 0.00562 0.81 KIAA1754L 365056 0.00563 0.76 RGS20 668152 0.00594 0.78 HCLS1 665452 0.00599 0.70 NY-REN- 136646 0.00606 0.79 41 CENTD1 666110 0.0061 0.81 PHC2 668146 0.00637 0.79 MAP2 347503 0.00639 0.74 IMAGE:744616 744616 0.00648 0.78 DNA damage repair and recombination protein RAD52 pseudogene IMAGE:177857 177857 0.00656 0.79 Transcribed locus IL10RA 258747 0.00664 0.70 WDR20 665156 0.00676 0.81 CTRL 1308954 0.00707 0.82 FBXO46 471664 0.00716 0.72 CHRDL2 485872 0.0075 0.80 LRPAP1 587186 0.00762 0.60 CCL28 136919 0.00767 0.84 SLC39A2 504596 0.00779 0.83 CITED1 265558 0.0078 0.49 LARS 135407 0.00805 0.79 ICAM3 156183 0.00823 0.79 IMAGE:484577 484577 0.00852 0.68 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_000991.1 ribosomal protein L39; 60S ribosomal protein L39 [Homo sapiens] RASGRP1 725707 0.00864 0.68 C6orf176 173200 0.00866 0.83 FLJ22794 137454 0.00895 0.82 IMAGE:743078 743078 0.00904 0.83 IGKV1-5 155345 0.00922 0.83 IMAGE:666794 666794 0.00944 0.74 Hypothetical LOC388170 PPP2CB 667375 0.00968 0.84 HT007 135303 0.00976 0.84 LOC56930 134976 0.00977 0.86 ECM1 301122 0.0098 0.30 LCN2 741497 0.01015 0.35 PITPNA 725585 0.01039 0.70 IMAGE:743579 743579 0.01044 0.74 RUNX1 263251 0.01059 0.79 IMAGE:744074 744074 0.01063 0.75 Transcribed locus SAFB 42280 0.01086 0.69 C9orf10OS 742695 0.01194 0.84 MGC23909 731598 0.012 0.77 CLNS1A 666426 0.01248 0.82 IMAGE:743603 743603 0.01255 0.78 IMAGE:665403 665403 0.01258 0.83 Transcribed locus KLF4 188232 0.01265 0.63 IMAGE:1859532 1859532 0.01275 0.83 RFPL1 290265 0.01296 0.81 HMGB2 884365 0.01308 0.84 COX6A1 512910 0.01322 0.84 ACADSB 687953 0.01324 0.77 IMAGE:731357 731357 0.01343 0.87 Transcribed locus SAP30L 723950 0.0137 0.84 PSG3 136747 0.0142 0.79 PCSK6 31924 0.01471 0.71 CASP7 279470 0.01475 0.86 AFTIPHILIN 741790 0.01511 0.79 GATA4 781738 0.01514 0.80 FXYD1 204686 0.01535 0.83 ATP11B 666334 0.01546 0.73 S100A10 119939 0.01567 0.65 COX5A 1085884 0.01572 0.80 CERKL 489326 0.01615 0.74 CD5 356841 0.01627 0.75 NME7 743982 0.01628 0.76 CCL19 1707527 0.01688 0.32 JUP 35628 0.01697 0.70 C21orf84 730814 0.01699 0.77 HOXB6 738358 0.01764 0.84 FLJ25067 667252 0.01864 0.69 IMAGE:740927 740927 0.01893 0.76 MRC2 342581 0.01961 0.72 GPC3 137131 0.01963 0.82 CCL22 2150502 0.02001 0.85 LILRA1 2032639 0.02014 0.82 STAT2 2306096 0.02037 0.85 HRK 767779 0.02045 0.69 PDXP 743182 0.02046 0.84 ALDH1A1 309697 0.02059 0.78 DKFZP564D166 744374 0.02064 0.81 PIK3CA 2238108 0.02077 0.54 IMAGE:136223 136223 0.02096 0.85 IMAGE:666279 666279 0.02123 0.72 CDNA FLJ30779 fis, clone FEBRA2000815 MFAP3L 726821 0.02166 0.81 PSMD11 383945 0.02171 0.77 HTATIP2 726618 0.02245 0.83 IMAGE:23817 23817 0.02275 0.80 CDNA FLJ12202 fis, clone MAMMA1000908 POU2F2 188393 0.02319 0.72 GPI 741474 0.02319 0.80 FGF1 25895 0.0233 0.82 EGFR 135980 0.02368 0.80 IMAGE:136014 136014 0.02388 0.80 ZNF250 741066 0.02392 0.53 IMAGE:382521 382521 0.02438 0.70 LOC286076 731275 0.02463 0.83 IMAGE:136598 136598 0.02485 0.88 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686D22106 (from clone DKFZp686D22106) CCR7 2345206 0.02512 0.78 GNAS 382791 0.02579 0.70 ME3 724238 0.02586 0.74 RGS19 485803 0.02627 0.85 BCAP29 725970 0.02682 0.79 HOXD11 682119 0.02693 0.80 CD69 276727 0.02719 0.82 FLJ37587 668476 0.02773 0.87 TM4SF8 713647 0.02822 0.83 IMAGE:742061 742061 0.02872 0.78 TFF1 1075949 0.02928 0.74 CASP10 241481 0.02963 0.75 CXCL13 347362 0.03057 0.87 HLA- 725548 0.03155 0.74 DPB1 IL13RA1 1492440 0.03217 0.88 IMAGE:1117183 1117183 0.03277 0.79 NME1 726600 0.03337 0.82 CKLFSF3 489249 0.03492 0.88 CCR7 2345206 0.03508 0.86 CCND3 327182 0.03567 0.85 CAV1 133531 0.03597 0.80 PTHLH 2214396 0.03608 0.74 LILRB5 71428 0.03622 0.75 IMAGE:665342 665342 0.03709 0.90 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_065847.1 semaphorin 6A1; semaphorin 6A-1 [Homo sapiens] LOC253981 742743 0.0371 0.82 CUGBP2 666235 0.03791 0.88 TPD52 743259 0.03834 0.46 JAK1 2030501 0.03845 0.80 OAS1 666703 0.0394 0.74 KCNQ2 179534 0.03951 0.83 ZNF395 744983 0.04028 0.85 CASP4 356960 0.04144 0.80 TGFB3 1561035 0.04297 0.84 IMAGE:726647 726647 0.04331 0.83 Transcribed locus MAPK14 1741589 0.04332 0.89 MAN1A1 137719 0.04366 0.68 NTRK2 2048801 0.04379 0.78 WIPI49 487148 0.04534 0.88 SEMA3A 33664 0.046 0.83 PTK2B 43541 0.0464 0.88 ULK4 744895 0.04646 0.85 IMAGE:687667 687667 0.04704 0.58 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds AMD1 132752 0.04762 0.90 RUNX3 122874 0.04914 0.80 LILRA1 2032639 0.04959 0.85

TABLE 8 FTA-a Over name cloid p-value fold ZNF76 745003 3.83E−05 1.61 CABIN1 1844968 0.00023 1.64 PRUNE 364324 2.36E−04 1.36 CST3 357201 5.87E−04 1.26 BAT3 24392 0.00067 1.36 PLXNB2 1420676 6.94E−04 1.80 FBXW8 687532 7.31E−04 1.21 PPARD 724562 0.00077 1.27 LOC147650 729510 8.26E−04 1.30 DAP 725371 9.98E−04 1.55 EIF4G1 24083 1.02E−03 1.64 KIAA1196 738938 1.09E−03 1.62 PH-4 730938 1.39E−03 1.43 GATA3 148796 1.42E−03 1.43 CORO1B 137205 1.47E−03 1.37 OTUB1 174683 1.49E−03 1.37 IMAGE:21808 21808 1.94E−03 1.34 Transcribed locus S100A2 3659591 2.01E−03 1.32 KRTHA4 325155 2.19E−03 1.60 ARHGAP21 666792 2.57E−03 1.19 FCGBP 154172 2.63E−03 1.35 RAD51L1 295412 2.70E−03 1.57 IMAGE:176543 176543 2.87E−03 1.31 FLJ14981 24532 3.45E−03 1.41 COL18A1 359202 0.00366 1.64 CCNE1 68950 4.27E−03 1.43 SGCG 2046361 4.36E−03 1.22 PVRL2 725364 4.46E−03 1.27 IMAGE:741178 741178 4.49E−03 1.30 CDNA FLJ38849 fis, clone MESAN2008936 RBM25 668360 4.64E−03 1.35 BCL2L11 300194 4.68E−03 1.56 IMAGE:23872 23872 4.96E−03 1.17 AF034176 Human mRNA (Tripodis and Ragoussis) Homo sapiens cDNA clone ntcon5 contig FLJ13491 364352 0.00525 1.35 NDUFA7 364469 0.00528 1.24 LOC146909 726353 0.00531 1.32 LGALS3BP 742100 5.46E−03 1.41 FLJ12895 23271 5.96E−03 1.33 C9orf119 667112 0.00607 1.26 GPR108 25949 6.22E−03 1.42 RPS6KA2 22711 6.63E−03 1.67 IMAGE:744055 744055 7.01E−03 1.57 Transcribed locus RTN3 430263 7.06E−03 1.22 HDAC9 738506 7.91E−03 1.22 IMAGE:738945 738945 7.97E−03 1.23 GGN 743245 8.24E−03 1.21 TM4SF9 812967 8.54E−03 1.40 PLA2G6 744087 8.74E−03 1.40 UBE1L 250883 9.66E−03 1.37 SLC25A23 741954 9.88E−03 1.49 DCI 667892 0.00991 1.28 PP1201 364974 0.00997 1.20 IMAGE:744505 744505 0.01063 1.44 TLN1 187482 1.11E−02 1.38 LOC51760 52226 1.15E−02 1.42 DJ159A19.3 23945 1.15E−02 1.47 TPCN1 179288 1.28E−02 1.29 AGPAT3 738507 1.29E−02 1.18 GCLC 1526058 1.38E−02 1.20 DNALI1 782688 1.43E−02 1.44 IMAGE:174861 174861 1.53E−02 1.31 Transcribed locus HDAC6 669295 1.57E−02 1.18 C7orf27 713859 1.63E−02 1.23 ACTR1B 136868 1.73E−02 1.24 GNB1 24300 1.74E−02 1.16 IMAGE:731726 731726 1.80E−02 1.42 Transcribed locus RANBP10 682251 1.83E−02 1.21 PTDSS2 21716 1.83E−02 1.19 PIAS1 38789 1.85E−02 1.20 ASGR1 25883 1.87E−02 1.91 PDAP1 172693 1.88E−02 1.20 TETRAN 725340 1.96E−02 1.36 AMPD2 669141 2.00E−02 1.23 BAD 712295 2.09E−02 1.21 FOXM1 23641 2.22E−02 1.19 PDCD1LG2 738944 2.27E−02 1.21 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 2.27E−02 1.44 PNKP 723867 2.27E−02 1.21 SSH3 726272 2.46E−02 1.17 HSPB1 23827 2.54E−02 1.37 CCNE1 357807 2.67E−02 1.24 IMAGE:136801 136801 2.67E−02 1.19 AXIN2 135887 0.02753 1.16 IMAGE:2254555 2254555 2.77E−02 1.20 KCNC3 53333 2.81E−02 1.42 IMAGE:472111 472111 2.83E−02 1.49 Transcribed locus CDH1 214008 2.94E−02 1.24 KIAA1838 744106 2.96E−02 1.15 ANAPC2 136462 2.97E−02 1.20 MGC5178 725533 0.03005 1.20 PBXIP1 366042 3.08E−02 1.25 CaMKIINalpha 173820 3.09E−02 1.33 MBNL1 136114 3.38E−02 1.30 FLJ10707 364575 3.41E−02 1.15 GALT 68972 3.47E−02 1.19 LPXN 687679 3.47E−02 1.16 SENP6 366436 3.51E−02 1.18 EPHA4 2237263 3.56E−02 1.37 SLA 32339 3.61E−02 1.41 IMAGE:26486 26486 3.67E−02 1.23 CDNA FLJ43345 fis, clone NT2RI3008228 NF2 1698236 3.78E−02 1.44 CRLF3 279150 3.84E−02 1.17 IL11RA 1101773 3.84E−02 1.33 FLJ30707 666986 3.89E−02 1.16 IMAGE:669470 669470 4.03E−02 1.18 CDNA clone IMAGE:5206119, partial cds PPP1CA 257259 4.05E−02 1.16 RIPK3 667313 4.06E−02 1.31 OAZ2 128694 4.33E−02 1.15 GALNT9 178750 4.35E−02 1.31 LILRB4 2341829 4.45E−02 1.15 NIFIE14 472160 4.53E−02 1.16 IMAGE:727123 727123 4.64E−02 1.14 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_004491.1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C isoform b; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C2 protein; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C1 protein [Homo sapiens]

TABLE 9 FTA- atypical Under name cloid p-value fold NBL1 503874 5.13E−11 0.22 DF 666128 2.64E−09 0.34 APOD 838611 2.03E−07 0.19 KLF1 208991 4.17E−07 0.37 MGC99813 739097 6.06E−07 0.3 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 6.77E−07 0.25 HLA-DPB1 725548 1.15E−06 0.5 CRABP1 739193 1.71E−06 0.27 MMP2 155839 4.59E−06 0.52 MATN2 28584 5.28E−06 0.45 LILRB2 202897 7.11E−06 0.52 SIGLEC7 743331 7.86E−06 0.64 IMAGE:743619 743619 9.02E−06 0.61 NEK6 725345 9.81E−06 0.6 CXCL14 345034 1.16E−05 0.2 BAK1 235938 1.44E−05 0.65 CPXM2 729924 1.73E−05 0.56 ETHE1 681957 1.95E−05 0.73 LRP1 30219 1.98E−05 0.55 GPNMB 773330 2.86E−05 0.25 APOL1 665632 3.32E−05 0.4 NTRK2 2048801 3.48E−05 0.49 MEOX1 760065 3.88E−05 0.6 S100A10 119939 3.89E−05 0.59 BAI3 50491 3.90E−05 0.58 GC 195340 4.63E−05 0.61 C10orf116 740941 5.60E−05 0.5 PLCG2 201467 6.66E−05 0.65 VAV2 1581686 6.79E−05 0.69 IMAGE:743603 743603 7.55E−05 0.66 SLC17A2 207920 9.06E−05 0.43 IMAGE:731616 731616 1.16E−04 0.46 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686A102 (from clone DKFZp686A102) LILRB5 71428 1.50E−04 0.64 SYP 30471 1.78E−04 0.65 PTGES 504646 1.83E−04 0.77 CCDC6 487848 1.97E−04 0.67 MRC2 342581 2.34E−04 0.51 PDCD1LG1 1942634 2.77E−04 0.72 PIK3CA 2238108 2.98E−04 0.37 DUSP24 740158 3.21E−04 0.4 SAFB 42280 3.29E−04 0.53 GJA5 196338 3.41E−04 0.45 IMAGE:742739 742739 3.99E−04 0.57 CDNA FLJ12931 fis, clone NT2RP2004861 IMAGE:743615 743615 4.35E−04 0.72 Full- length cDNA clone CS0DK001YE19 of HeLa cells Cot 25- normalized of Homo sapiens (human) BIK 1074708 4.37E−04 0.75 GTPBP1 366484 4.94E−04 0.69 GCK 30981 5.91E−04 0.73 FLJ27523 743246 6.04E−04 0.43 LASP1 592598 6.09E−04 0.47 IMAGE:485104 485104 6.19E−04 0.64 Transcribed locus STX7 174396 6.31E−04 0.54 PPIL4 364777 6.96E−04 0.4 C19orf33 379540 7.02E−04 0.58 IL2RA 3054031 7.14E−04 0.69 IFNAR2 123950 7.17E−04 0.59 CD3E 1536968 7.38E−04 0.61 MATN2 366100 7.66E−04 0.64 CERKL 489326 7.80E−04 0.64 IMAGE:24587 24587 7.81E−04 0.6 DEFB1 665086 7.91E−04 0.36 IMAGE:342256 342256 8.29E−04 0.28 SEPT-05 448163 9.20E−04 0.28 JUP 35628 1.01E−03 0.56 USP4 544818 1.06E−03 0.64 KCNQ2 179534 1.10E−03 0.62 WDR20 665156 1.15E−03 0.78 CAV1 309645 1.18E−03 0.5 SALL4 726454 1.18E−03 0.48 IMAGE:738896 738896 1.20E−03 0.32 PCSK6 31924 1.27E−03 0.63 HCLS1 665452 1.27E−03 0.66 DLX5 564878 1.27E−03 0.55 TRAF5 1286238 1.48E−03 0.76 COL27A1 379517 1.59E−03 0.66 IMAGE:177857 177857 1.59E−03 0.63 Transcribed locus IMAGE:744410 744410 1.61E−03 0.71 Transcribed locus OBSCN 730926 1.67E−03 0.73 E2F5 809828 1.71E−03 0.56 SLAMF8 288807 1.84E−03 0.74 IMAGE:740105 740105 2.04E−03 0.67 NCAM1 366842 2.06E−03 0.72 FRZB 146049 2.23E−03 0.62 AQP11 713831 2.30E−03 0.6 COL1A1 140347 2.30E−03 0.6 IMAGE:666279 666279 2.46E−03 0.62 CDNA FLJ30779 fis, clone FEBRA2000815 CASP5 341763 2.47E−03 0.53 CFH 665784 2.51E−03 0.53 FLJ14981 24532 2.52E−03 0.65 SIAT8B 33133 2.52E−03 0.68 HSPC159 365045 2.67E−03 0.74 BAK1 1288183 2.71E−03 0.58 CAV1 133531 2.80E−03 0.59 IMAGE:744926 744926 2.95E−03 0.61 Transcribed locus FCHO1 742763 3.01E−03 0.78 IMAGE:472111 472111 3.05E−03 0.59 Transcribed locus BAP1 1012990 3.05E−03 0.66 TPD52 743259 3.11E−03 0.29 CCL19 1707527 3.14E−03 0.21 EMX2 365121 3.16E−03 0.69 BIC 743270 3.26E−03 0.65 IMAGE:666315 666315 3.28E−03 0.66 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5312086, mRNA IMAGE:2484270 2484270 3.50E−03 0.67 KLHL9 471696 3.57E−03 0.66 APIN 364706 3.70E−03 0.61 IMAGE:364741 364741 4.03E−03 0.62 VAV1 80384 4.05E−03 0.53 MGP 590264 4.05E−03 0.66 SFRP4 285693 4.12E−03 0.54 NOLA2 173296 4.30E−03 0.8 TGFB3 1561035 4.48E−03 0.66 HBB 469549 4.48E−03 0.44 LILRB3 1422194 4.59E−03 0.62 IMAGE:731689 731689 4.76E−03 0.73 Transcribed locus IMAGE:667527 667527 4.81E−03 0.62 TLX3 1860115 4.86E−03 0.63 ID1 1087348 4.93E−03 0.6 FXYD1 204686 4.96E−03 0.65 TFF1 1075949 5.04E−03 0.58 SLPI 378813 5.42E−03 0.56 SYT1 28511 5.47E−03 0.73 RNF32 731422 5.77E−03 0.54 TOSO 813174 5.84E−03 0.55 IFI30 740931 5.91E−03 0.6 ASGR1 25883 6.02E−03 0.64 F10 310519 6.20E−03 0.73 LEFTY2 340657 6.42E−03 0.69 IMAGE:727289 727289 6.73E−03 0.65 Transcribed locus IMAGE:743722 743722 6.88E−03 0.7 NCB5OR 743367 6.92E−03 0.55 SERPINB5 1662274 7.01E−03 0.72 AXL 364083 7.01E−03 0.59 CREB3L2 136399 7.23E−03 0.56 GRIK2 731363 7.95E−03 0.74 IMAGE:743579 743579 7.97E−03 0.55 FABP5 1088781 8.38E−03 0.45 FOLR1 131839 8.85E−03 0.65 GJA1 839101 8.97E−03 0.63 CCL13 2449149 8.99E−03 0.77 BMP5 1846326 9.07E−03 0.72 RIN1 741406 9.10E−03 0.67 SIAT7B 823590 9.35E−03 0.66 SCMH1 724014 1.00E−02 0.6 GALNT9 178750 1.01E−02 0.69 IFITM3 713623 1.03E−02 0.73 HRK 767779 1.05E−02 0.69 CDR2 366067 1.08E−02 0.83 IMAGE:743078 743078 1.08E−02 0.82 IMAGE:383966 383966 1.09E−02 0.67 RAD51L1 295412 1.09E−02 0.68 MAPK3 323438 1.10E−02 0.68 ZNF319 364729 1.14E−02 0.45 RUNX3 122874 1.17E−02 0.73 PARD3 724642 1.22E−02 0.73 SOD3 795309 1.23E−02 0.52 RPL27A 178255 1.28E−02 0.58 BTG1 382760 1.29E−02 0.8 SEMA7A 135941 1.30E−02 0.55 KLK2 1102600 1.31E−02 0.65 BMP4 69166 1.32E−02 0.72 UNC13D 231903 1.41E−02 0.55 IGSF10 682276 1.44E−02 0.8 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 1.48E−02 0.63 HAS3 667533 1.51E−02 0.69 SDHA 40304 1.52E−02 0.75 FLJ22386 32917 1.53E−02 0.79 FLJ23577 668452 1.60E−02 0.61 MGAT3 731060 1.62E−02 0.79 TRIP12 665820 1.62E−02 0.62 MATN1 1624260 1.67E−02 0.78 CD38 1352408 1.82E−02 0.74 FBXO46 471664 1.84E−02 0.68 ZNF251 486401 1.86E−02 0.56 LOC388284 731722 1.88E−02 0.75 PDLIM1 135689 1.91E−02 0.7 ISG20 740604 1.92E−02 0.69 BRAF 2139164 2.05E−02 0.82 AP2S1 739109 2.16E−02 0.87 ITGA5 135671 2.31E−02 0.74 OAS1 666703 2.32E−02 0.63 F5 433155 2.33E−02 0.7 THAP3 687800 2.37E−02 0.56 TREM2 502244 2.41E−02 0.78 TNFRSF1B 73703 2.43E−02 0.82 IMAGE:484577 484577 2.43E−02 0.69 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_000991.1 ribosomal protein L39; 60S ribosomal protein L39 [Homo sapiens] ATR 1251197 2.46E−02 0.83 MUTED 731202 2.47E−02 0.65 TM4SF9 381032 2.49E−02 0.76 BST2 811024 2.50E−02 0.75 MAP2 347503 2.50E−02 0.71 MGC5395 238840 2.53E−02 0.79 BID 128065 2.60E−02 0.82 GNAS 382791 2.65E−02 0.66 APOE 1870594 2.66E−02 0.69 SPP1 258114 2.66E−02 0.52 C6orf216 731742 2.70E−02 0.8 SYN3 727056 2.72E−02 0.66 GATA4 781738 2.92E−02 0.81 LRRIQ2 487152 3.01E−02 0.75 MCC 731305 3.16E−02 0.59 IMAGE:731726 731726 3.23E−02 0.73 Transcribed locus BCL2 342181 3.33E−02 0.82 IMAGE:745512 745512 3.38E−02 0.85 CASP4 356960 3.45E−02 0.75 GLT8D2 365271 3.51E−02 0.64 MT1F 78353 3.57E−02 0.64 IMAGE:730924 730924 3.74E−02 0.74 Transcribed locus IMAGE:742853 742853 4.03E−02 0.67 KLRB1 2091591 4.11E−02 0.73 WDR5 731023 4.14E−02 0.8 C6orf176 173200 4.19E−02 0.9 SLC39A2 504596 4.25E−02 0.75 ARHGAP21 666792 4.27E−02 0.86 IMAGE:383718 383718 4.31E−02 0.77 MAK 382002 4.33E−02 0.83 GPI 741474 4.37E−02 0.78 C20orf19 366032 4.50E−02 0.73 LOC285500 135766 4.56E−02 0.68 PSMD11 383945 4.57E−02 0.77 MUC1 840687 4.79E−02 0.71 PITPNC1 364436 4.79E−02 0.74 MKKS 729957 4.82E−02 0.79 KLHL9 501527 4.82E−02 0.83 OSR1 364686 4.96E−02 0.75

TABLE 10 FTA- atypical Over name cloid p-value fold SNCB 50202 6.55E−04 2.00 DJ462O23.2 738970 1.64E−03 1.68 OAZ2 128694 2.70E−03 1.42 RGL2 741891 5.30E−03 1.49 IMAGE:666671 666671 7.53E−03 1.33 Transcribed locus PSAT1 366388 7.99E−03 1.52 ETF1 146976 8.36E−03 1.68 IMAGE:687667 687667 9.11E−03 3.863 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds LRPAP1 587186 9.83E−03 2.52 KPNA2 667727 1.44E−02 1.394 IMAGE:669136 669136 1.55E−02 1.55 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_060312.1 hypothetical protein FLJ20489 [Homo sapiens] RBM5 744001 1.68E−02 1.18 PGR1 666361 1.71E−02 1.35 IMAGE:668300 668300 1.73E−02 1.41 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_683708.1 Toll- interleukin 1 receptor domain- containing adaptor protein isoform b; adapter protein wyatt; MyD88 adapter-like protein; TIR domain- containing adapter protein; Toll- interleukin 1 receptor (TIR) domain- containing adaptor protein [Homo sapiens] TM4SF8 713647 1.76E−02 1.43 ICOSLG 2074228 1.79E−02 1.47 CA11 282587 1.82E−02 1.52 TPCN1 179288 1.93E−02 1.28 MEF2C 687270 2.09E−02 1.45 FLJ10748 726830 2.10E−02 1.744 PDGFD 666860 2.15E−02 1.46 IMAGE:687896 687896 2.32E−02 1.28 PREDICTED: Homo sapiens olfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily E, member 31 pseudogene (OR7E31P), mRNA SATB1 364510 2.96E−02 1.28 BCAR1 324666 3.02E−02 1.22 BCL2L11 300194 3.03E−02 1.344 CTNNA1 268972 3.05E−02 1.17 FLJ20254 135096 3.08E−02 1.24 HMGN1 565754 3.10E−02 1.28 TNFSF12 136361 3.12E−02 1.32 CLDN7 300268 3.31E−02 1.59 MGC17299 713422 3.32E−02 1.30 HIVEP1 758037 3.34E−02 1.196 MESDC2 713653 3.52E−02 1.419 PBXIP1 366042 3.66E−02 1.67 SPINT1 723914 3.90E−02 1.55 PDAP1 172693 3.91E−02 1.2 ABCC3 208097 3.94E−02 2.35 APLP2 549054 4.01E−02 1.36 SPATA12 730300 4.04E−02 1.39 FLJ20160 175864 4.15E−02 1.43 FBXL16 178908 4.37E−02 1.45 MGC19604 687468 4.42E−02 1.27 KCNK5 134978 4.54E−02 1.62 IMAGE:729956 729956 4.63E−02 1.244 VEGFC 503189 4.91E−02 1.20 IMAGE:681875 681875 4.91E−02 1.29

TABLE 11 FTA-b Under name cloid p-value fold IFI30 740931 1.4326E−13 0.29 IMAGE:731751 731751 2.0423E−10 0.47 Transcribed locus MUC1 840687 5.8417E−10 0.5 DF 666128 8.9417E−09 0.37 C19orf33 379540 1.0372E−07 0.56 MLPH 667259 1.2264E−07 0.4 PITPNA 725585 3.9776E−07 0.46 NBL1 503874 8.9123E−07 0.39 TIAM1 23612  1.184E−06 0.37 IL2RA 3054031 1.2903E−06 0.66 ABCC3 208097 1.3495E−06 0.41 CITED1 265558 1.4726E−06 0.27 IMAGE:136976 136976 1.7574E−06 0.61 Transcribed locus, moderately similar to NP_777603.1 hypothetical protein FLJ25976 [Homo sapiens] APOD 838611 2.6068E−06 0.24 RASGRP1 725707 7.0993E−06 0.46 CLDN1 594279 9.4387E−06 0.19 DPP4 343987 1.0189E−05 0.45 NOG 487474 1.3124E−05 0.56 FLJ12604 731128  1.323E−05 0.58 AQP4 279172 1.9121E−05 0.59 GPNMB 773330 1.9836E−05 0.24 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 2.3035E−05 0.34 GTPBP5 725502 2.5821E−05 0.52 KLRB1 2091591 2.6472E−05 0.63 CD4 141216 4.1509E−05 0.66 MRC2 235882 4.2346E−05 0.52 HCLS1 665452 4.6839E−05 0.61 ATR 1251197 4.6948E−05 0.77 SPINL 236399 4.9438E−05 0.44 BAI3 50491 5.2305E−05 0.62 LOC90110 376699 5.4077E−05 0.77 IMAGE:727496 727496 5.6847E−05 0.55 Transcribed locus SLC6A8 725877 6.9226E−05 0.32 IRF4 682207 9.8647E−05 0.67 IMAGE:687667 687667 0.00011938 0.4 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds CPXM2 729924 0.00012549 0.6 KCNQ2 179534 0.00013834 0.72 C4A 724366 0.00014538 0.6 SYP 30471 0.00014852 0.64 FLJ27523 743246 0.00015423 0.39 FABP5 1088781 0.00018612 0.35 CXCL14 345034 0.00021831 0.24 GC 195340 0.00023132 0.65 S100A4 868577 0.00024012 0.44 PIK3CA 2238108 0.00025026 0.36 WAS 2148946 0.00025378 0.66 SPP1 258114 0.000267 0.35 CCL28 136919 0.00027959 0.71 APOE 1870594 0.00028207 0.49 ZNF258 1241974 0.00028771 0.74 ALCAM 172828 0.00031982 0.66 FLJ37034 731348 0.00035286 0.75 DUSP24 740158 0.00035953 0.49 LASP1 592598 0.00037148 0.43 NCK1 1326169 0.00038479 0.72 ETV4 809959 0.00038529 0.77 AFTIPHILIN 741790 0.00040278 0.74 LOC440712 725268 0.00040484 0.65 S100A10 119939 0.00041115 0.64 EGFR 135980 0.000416 0.59 IMAGE:136014 136014 0.00041903 0.59 ISG20 740604 0.00042284 0.6 SMARCA5 730037 0.00047821 0.76 SEPT-05 448163 0.00048532 0.24 SCEL 668239 0.00049646 0.75 S100A6 512420 0.00049777 0.63 CLECSF12 258865 0.00055249 0.42 CD47 365526 0.00055731 0.74 EED 667365 0.00057991 0.76 MAPKAPK2 742577 0.00059626 0.78 PMS2 116906 0.00062492 0.63 IL10RA 258747 0.00078912 0.69 IMAGE:738896 738896 0.00086466 0.32 IMAGE:342256 342256 0.00088142 0.28 VDAC1 486221 0.00088583 0.71 SLAMF8 288807 0.00091298 0.67 TPD52 743259 0.00102858 0.21 IMAGE:136223 136223 0.00102862 0.77 BCAP29 725970 0.00104691 0.66 BNIP3 342700 0.00108019 0.72 CCND3 327182 0.00109024 0.79 POPDC3 264166 0.0012516 0.75 CLGN 1049033 0.00129805 0.72 SAMD10 365801 0.00133812 0.8 RNASE4 156720 0.00140105 0.74 KLRK1 725473 0.00158467 0.78 BIK 1074708 0.00163982 0.77 REPL1 290265 0.00164775 0.83 ANKRD28 687379 0.00169361 0.73 LILRB5 71428 0.0016981 0.75 MATN1 1624260 0.00177668 0.77 ZNF251 486401 0.00179489 0.42 FRMD4B 669564 0.00181652 0.64 CAV1 133531 0.00185645 0.68 DCAMKL1 232388 0.00191401 0.72 SALL4 726454 0.00194797 0.53 S100A12 1705397 0.00201356 0.75 CCDC6 487848 0.00201872 0.73 URB 809719 0.00217689 0.64 IMAGE:251427 251427 0.00220137 0.74 GRM3 287843 0.00221023 0.75 APOE 1870594 0.00230094 0.63 IMAGE:744926 744926 0.00237853 0.64 Transcribed locus HOXD11 682119 0.00238989 0.69 NOTCH2 1641901 0.00255668 0.55 IMAGE:742901 742901 0.00256267 0.78 CCL19 1707527 0.00265849 0.18 IMAGE:742853 742853 0.00269303 0.6 SIAT8B 33133 0.00287355 0.82 GSTM2 664233 0.00328285 0.76 SLC39A2 504596 0.00332451 0.78 FLJ35794 364204 0.00343664 0.68 SFRP4 285693 0.00366218 0.56 DOK5 25664 0.0037568 0.67 STX7 174396 0.0037569 0.66 IMAGE:743722 743722 0.00380385 0.78 GABRE 209137 0.00395568 0.73 F10 310519 0.00403123 0.74 SAFB 42280 0.00407958 0.68 PTPN4 249311 0.00432638 0.8 IL13 1505308 0.00447394 0.74 MAD2L2 727178 0.00456201 0.74 PKNOX1 667067 0.0045851 0.71 IMAGE:731726 731726 0.00458772 0.75 Transcribed locus IMAGE:46991 46991 0.00461083 0.73 Similar to breakpoint cluster region isoform 1 FLJ22794 137454 0.00464619 0.75 PREB 740347 0.00469747 0.52 ATP11B 666334 0.00476466 0.72 IMAGE:666671 666671 0.00504158 0.81 Transcribed locus NOTCH1 359461 0.00506296 0.71 HSPB7 487302 0.0052282 0.66 CD38 1352408 0.00526111 0.76 PTGES 504646 0.00534239 0.81 DKFZp434M202 743118 0.00543931 0.72 STAU 365919 0.00562066 0.82 THAP3 687800 0.00576148 0.52 PTPNS1 26061 0.00606792 0.74 ECM1 301122 0.00616842 0.28 RUNX3 122874 0.00623461 0.79 MYC 129438 0.0064463 0.63 CUGBP2 666235 0.00725838 0.82 FBXO46 471664 0.00745485 0.73 LCN2 741497 0.0079592 0.35 IMAGE:1117183 1117183 0.00799012 0.79 FMO5 364526 0.00847507 0.79 S100A1 175772 0.00862472 0.65 C10orf6 179214 0.0086753 0.8 HN1 471568 0.00879178 0.74 ZFOC1 744606 0.00881888 0.75 LAMB3 1103402 0.00904345 0.74 PDCD1LG1 1942634 0.00917818 0.79 FAM36A 727263 0.00962448 0.77 IMAGE:484577 484577 0.01003627 0.67 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_000991.1 ribosomal protein L39; 60S ribosomal protein L39 [Homo sapiens] TSC 745490 0.01016313 0.58 PCSK6 31924 0.01040107 0.7 IGF1R 682555 0.01044883 0.78 ATIC 665693 0.01064698 0.83 CASP3 823680 0.01086953 0.72 SLAMF1 1626951 0.01116187 0.81 STK17A 562904 0.01118617 0.76 IMAGE:682311 682311 0.01131518 0.81 LOC440722 AMD1 132752 0.01141962 0.81 TFRC 359797 0.01168045 0.78 RGS19 485803 0.01210737 0.79 HLA-DPB1 725548 0.01225207 0.71 RBBP4 705147 0.01232497 0.78 INHBB 730012 0.01243708 0.67 IMAGE:504539 504539 0.01255589 0.77 C4A 491004 0.01259752 0.71 PARP9 667440 0.0127547 0.82 CD33 1917430 0.01352763 0.73 IMP-2 743774 0.01360949 0.51 CENTD1 666110 0.01509604 0.78 ALDH1A1 309697 0.01556687 0.68 IMAGE:724416 724416 0.01642786 0.7 Transcribed locus HT007 135303 0.01657774 0.83 MGC29784 731019 0.01673005 0.87 MAP2 1287638 0.01674651 0.7 LOC253981 742743 0.0168504 0.75 LOC389906 740718 0.01771548 0.85 PDK1 1645668 0.01800445 0.84 SLPI 378813 0.01811761 0.62 DEK 1016390 0.0200655 0.81 VIL2 124701 0.02020796 0.75 TIMP1 162246 0.02061013 0.57 RFX2 731738 0.0206857 0.69 C4orf16 681890 0.02095375 0.82 CAV1 309645 0.0222001 0.64 PDCD4 665376 0.02257053 0.72 MGC5395 238840 0.02292419 0.83 CERKL 489326 0.0238201 0.77 APOL1 665632 0.02452738 0.63 PLCG2 201467 0.02564117 0.8 KLF4 188232 0.02771743 0.71 ALDH1A3 486189 0.02811344 0.69 GFPT2 485085 0.02897134 0.82 ACTB 203166 0.02910806 0.76 DKFZP564D166 744374 0.02968329 0.85 TOSO 813174 0.0306376 0.79 CD8B1 1743279 0.03083639 0.84 FCHO1 742763 0.03087022 0.83 ICAM3 156183 0.03162562 0.85 EPRS 669549 0.03174483 0.85 ST5 376356 0.03189569 0.86 DEFB1 665086 0.03223041 0.57 CCL13 2449149 0.0324626 0.79 MAN1A1 137719 0.03287328 0.66 IL2RB 139073 0.0337379 0.84 CD47 357442 0.03389369 0.77 USP18 745083 0.03455337 0.8 IMAGE:724544 724544 0.03490328 0.73 Similar to 40S ribosomal protein S25 IMAGE:132933 132933 0.03499764 0.8 C20orf18 665433 0.03600838 0.73 IMAGE:2497617 2497617 0.03637846 0.81 LIPT1 22085 0.03746726 0.82 NSUN4 364570 0.03889642 0.76 MX1 713879 0.04036441 0.8 WDR5 731023 0.0411845 0.82 GSTM2 713922 0.04311433 0.84 LOC120224 252291 0.04339193 0.73 CAV1 1911930 0.04340567 0.79 MPO 436554 0.04449178 0.86 IMAGE:743415 743415 0.0451026 0.86 Transcribed locus KLRD1 145696 0.04603368 0.85 ATF4 178348 0.04624908 0.84 G3BP 667239 0.04690026 0.84 ELK4 236155 0.04765789 0.84 AKR1C1 196992 0.04840514 0.45 IKBKB 2484742 0.04904713 0.87 GATA4 781738 0.04957556 0.83 SEMA4D 210587 0.04995642 0.79

TABLE 12 FTA-b Over name cloid p-value fold PLXNC1 724609 1.13E−03 1.92 IMAGE:365913 365913 1.44E−03 1.54 Transcribed locus PDE8A 666154 1.47E−03 1.30 SPARC 267358 2.52E−03 1.56 C6orf85 665379 2.79E−03 1.25 DCI 667892 3.32E−03 1.88 TMED4 251250 5.09E−03 1.46 MESDC2 713653 6.21E−03 1.44 FLJ45459 365589 6.88E−03 1.35 ID1 1087348 7.35E−03 1.71 PBXIP1 366042 7.53E−03 1.41 FAM38B 743146 0.00757 1.275 KNS2 174654 0.00785 1.564 LMLN 744657 8.03E−03 1.36 CDH1 214008 9.02E−03 1.48 USP13 666007 9.33E−03 1.57 MGC3329 137005 0.00969 1.297 PITPNC1 364436 1.06E−02 1.56 TEX13A 738558 1.12E−02 1.33 ETF1 146976 0.01148 1.526 FLJ12681 682175 1.15E−02 1.33 MGC5178 725533 0.01202 1.32 EMX2 365121 1.22E−02 1.46 C9orf119 667112 1.24E−02 1.39 CD34 770858 1.25E−02 1.43 S100A2 3659591 1.31E−02 1.44 KDR 469345 0.01314 1.341 FCGBP 154172 1.37E−02 1.52 LOC340073 731404 1.45E−02 1.56 MXD4 730036 1.57E−02 1.22 ITGA5 135671 1.59E−02 1.31 MGC99813 739097 1.63E−02 2.20 CRABP1 739193 1.63E−02 2.53 IMAGE:743205 743205 1.65E−02 1.41 GOLPH2 811582 1.71E−02 1.33 FLJ13491 364352 1.85E−02 1.33 PVRL2 725364 1.86E−02 1.50 IMAGE:668684 668684 2.04E−02 1.31 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_209041.2 PREDICTED: similar to KIAA1503 protein [Homo sapiens] NT5C2 725076 0.02133 1.281 IMAGE:666946 666946 2.15E−02 1.28 IMMP2L 136260 2.22E−02 1.17 RAP1GA1 971276 2.24E−02 1.54 BRAF 2139164 2.26E−02 1.29 GLT8D2 365271 2.28E−02 2.01 RANBP10 307025 2.29E−02 1.20 GLG1 366254 2.33E−02 1.35 CD63 125552 2.35E−02 1.30 SGSH 669263 2.39E−02 1.36 IMAGE:744439 744439 2.63E−02 1.26 Transcribed locus LRRC28 26519 2.69E−02 1.38 GRB10 564994 2.78E−02 1.48 FLT4 668815 2.93E−02 1.26 DCTN2 725335 3.12E−02 1.17 KRT7 592276 3.21E−02 1.72 IMAGE:176543 176543 3.34E−02 1.19 DIO1 296702 3.37E−02 1.57 RGS20 668152 3.44E−02 1.27 RAD51L1 295412 0.0345 1.565 GATA2 149809 3.60E−02 1.26 RGS6 24176 3.62E−02 1.44 CES2 153667 3.67E−02 1.32 FLJ44005 726675 3.73E−02 1.42 CDH13 486510 3.88E−02 1.43 GCLC 1526058 4.06E−02 1.17 C2orf7 366243 4.50E−02 1.27 GATA3 148796 4.51E−02 1.31 TSG101 194350 4.52E−02 1.16 CKLFSF4 143759 4.59E−02 1.24 KIAA0789 33621 4.59E−02 1.30 ZNF580 668089 4.90E−02 1.28 PIGV 669319 5.00E−02 1.16

TABLE 13 FTC Under name cloid p-value fold TIMP3 501476 3.27118E−28 0.255 MDK 309009 4.17066E−17 0.216 CRABP1 739193 1.13484E−16 0.071 ARMCX3 251452 3.43628E−15 0.346 ETHE1 681957 3.82022E−15 0.593 MGC99813 739097 2.29648E−14 0.14 IKBKE 364448 6.52667E−14 0.703 HBB 469549 1.08191E−10 0.196 LILRB2 202897 1.82324E−10 0.477 GC 195340 7.63448E−10 0.467 ARHGAP10 731380 1.46351E−09 0.6 CCR7 2345206  4.3297E−09 0.569 IMAGE:23765 23765 5.53388E−09 0.55 RODH 471641 2.47866E−08 0.243 TREM2 502244 2.75199E−08 0.682 MESDC2 713653 6.65348E−08 0.465 ALDH1A3 486189 1.02206E−07 0.631 ISG20 740604 1.21406E−07 0.623 IRF4 682207 1.50961E−07 0.558 C10orf116 740941 1.82217E−07 0.355 HBA2 469647 2.06716E−07 0.185 DPF2 743519 2.65982E−07 0.768 NCB5OR 743367 4.04597E−07 0.441 TRAF2 966894 9.00279E−07 0.652 SYN3 727056  1.0981E−06 0.303 BCAP29 2336358 2.65105E−06 0.523 TOE1 52897 3.47029E−06 0.682 NCK1 1326169 4.11032E−06 0.655 GPNMB 773330 4.11149E−06 0.191 IL2RB 139073 6.44261E−06 0.742 HLA- 725548 6.72755E−06 0.448 DPB1 ANXA11 137238 9.73001E−06 0.794 IMAGE:742853 742853 1.43601E−05 0.464 APOD 838611 1.96792E−05 0.267 IMAGE:22908 22908 2.94694E−05 0.524 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_775735.1 I(3)mbt- like 4 [Homo sapiens] SLC17A2 207920 3.13767E−05 0.278 WNT4 375746 5.12808E−05 0.783 IMAGE:738896 738896 5.38726E−05 0.17 PLA2G2A 152802 5.92307E−05 0.61 DPP4 343987 6.26833E−05 0.495 FLJ27523 743246 8.22724E−05 0.347 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 8.66321E−05 0.405 IMAGE:342256 342256 9.00293E−05 0.171 CPXM2 729924  9.0502E−05 0.379 IMAGE:727496 727496 0.000107885 0.569 Transcribed locus TP53I11 667514 0.000107922 0.46 BAI3 50491 0.00010801 0.563 SALL4 726454 0.000203015 0.336 ZNF251 486401 0.000204182 0.342 PIK3CA 2238108 0.000241673 0.316 FLJ12903 730123 0.000273124 0.686 HIS1 342551 0.000280435 0.52 BCL2L12 1186334 0.000312735 0.752 FLJ45459 365589 0.000371257 0.554 ABCB1 1837488 0.000377025 0.682 PDCD1LG1 1942634 0.000469177 0.785 CD69 276727 0.000475157 0.514 FLJ30707 666986 0.000530185 0.889 YWHAH 324066 0.000614917 0.701 SCMH1 724014 0.000705203 0.557 AXL 364083 0.000726257 0.397 CCL13 2449149 0.000733565 0.665 FLJ14351 744943 0.00080337 0.391 IL10RA 258747 0.000976141 0.564 IGHM 276658 0.00121878 0.633 CITED1 265558 0.0012369 0.487 C6orf118 731745 0.001239503 0.705 CDH16 726763 0.001947806 0.389 SYT1 28511 0.002006575 0.618 MRC2 235882 0.00205901 0.452 CCL19 1707527 0.002223263 0.182 HDAC1 1896337 0.002482715 0.694 SEPT-05 448163 0.002647911 0.341 ECM1 301122 0.002741544 0.224 GNAI2 724306 0.002774431 0.893 THAP3 687800 0.002955378 0.496 DEPDC6 669318 0.002997235 0.368 PTHLH 2214396 0.003118854 0.674 IMAGE:175268 175268 0.003169415 0.477 PREB 740347 0.003182387 0.355 GLT8D2 365271 0.003312971 0.507 LOH12CR2 366074 0.003465031 0.706 CLDN1 594279 0.003571509 0.327 PDCD1LG1 1942634 0.003641855 0.603 APOL3 366289 0.003733369 0.709 DEFB1 665086 0.003754037 0.44 NOTCH2 1641901 0.00433718 0.516 C4A 724366 0.005027025 0.419 COX8A 509606 0.006006104 0.469 PTPNS1 26061 0.006559782 0.53 TIMP1 162246 0.006602902 0.333 CKLFSF3 489249 0.006843773 0.753 ETV1 24541 0.007109204 0.767 SPON2 723923 0.00735775 0.628 IMAGE:731751 731751 0.007589669 0.548 Transcribed locus IMAGE:744410 744410 0.00769332 0.779 Transcribed locus APOE 1870594 0.007740935 0.323 TPD52 743259 0.007753957 0.352 HMG20A 731277 0.007809821 0.564 GALNT7 381854 0.008046311 0.836 GPR108 25949 0.008356628 0.56 CERKL 489326 0.008740448 0.482 C4A 491004 0.009053823 0.445 KLRD1 2728204 0.009193925 0.702 OAS1 666703 0.009198225 0.586 FLJ21159 251147 0.00940131 0.668 APOE 1870594 0.009962428 0.454 AOC3 484535 0.010034148 0.634 SPP1 258114 0.010053336 0.457 LRRC28 26519 0.011941366 0.387 WIPI49 487148 0.012228545 0.735 LAPTM4A 726684 0.012475634 0.269 GATA2 149809 0.012854907 0.758 IMAGE:731616 731616 0.013356612 0.415 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686A102 (from clone DKFZp686A102) LOC120224 252291 0.014999368 0.594 LILRB5 71428 0.016005286 0.745 PRUNE 364324 0.016566051 0.608 ICAM3 156183 0.016831639 0.649 MESP1 25865 0.017300239 0.735 S100A12 1705397 0.017625347 0.606 TMED4 251250 0.017788466 0.307 MAP7 79729 0.01797944 0.572 IMAGE:365562 365562 0.018131317 0.77 Transcribed locus, moderately similar to XP_521389.1 PREDICTED: similar to UTY [Pan troglodytes] BST2 811024 0.018268156 0.73 OBSCN 730926 0.019249071 0.661 COX5A 1085884 0.020164977 0.667 RNF123 366159 0.021646555 0.853 IGSF10 682276 0.022377266 0.753 NDUFA7 364469 0.024164639 0.48 DDR2 668442 0.024237373 0.566 TACC1 741905 0.02441973 0.496 CD5 356841 0.024474896 0.636 C21orf84 730814 0.025612809 0.747 SYT7 177827 0.02577182 0.587 SAFB 42280 0.025773596 0.765 MTAP 724151 0.026004214 0.763 BIC 743270 0.026405121 0.738 IMMP2L 136260 0.026660518 0.536 GFPT2 485085 0.026990136 0.741 IMAGE:742837 742837 0.027538211 0.83 Transcribed locus DF 666128 0.028156903 0.452 IMAGE:666279 666279 0.029379728 0.624 CDNA FLJ30779 fis, clone FEBRA2000815 RYK 727092 0.029455425 0.728 PPIL4 364777 0.02990287 0.314 TJP1 179334 0.030457336 0.563 CAPN3 757248 0.030652263 0.681 IMAGE:2484270 2484270 0.031332245 0.707 GRM3 287843 0.031389431 0.727 KDR 469345 0.031468457 0.521 ADCY3 667061 0.031634804 0.526 RGS19 485803 0.032147875 0.497 IMAGE:727491 727491 0.034722498 0.364 CXCL12 213113 0.035745974 0.694 FLJ12998 364846 0.036806278 0.576 IMAGE:743619 743619 0.036830771 0.726 ARL6IP2 743987 0.037296129 0.493 DCTN1 180640 0.037381682 0.554 APIN 364706 0.038549022 0.62 FLJ32731 365177 0.039009106 0.77 LASP1 592598 0.039649505 0.594 RAP1GA1 971276 0.040572673 0.687 VAV2 1581686 0.042133135 0.748 FLJ34433 713671 0.042784525 0.821 MYC 129438 0.043192437 0.578 IMAGE:1117183 1117183 0.043871839 0.671 CXCL14 345034 0.044460416 0.292 ZNF250 741066 0.044484132 0.419 TRAF5 1286238 0.044516219 0.635 SYNPO 178792 0.044836883 0.64 IFI30 740931 0.045498386 0.616 LMLN 744657 0.046068298 0.648 TUSC1 740381 0.046224198 0.898 EPHA4 2237263 0.046590574 0.784 PDE8A 666154 0.047026631 0.555 ARID1B 665538 0.047648823 0.631 ITGA5 135671 0.048291346 0.699 CREBBP 172996 0.048559519 0.817 NF2 1698236 0.048577039 0.629 DNMT1 768241 0.049510935 0.69 POU2F2 188393 0.049542968 0.619

TABLE 14 FTC Over name cloid p-value fold DNALI1 782688 5.13E−31 1.83 IMAGE:136014 136014 4.35E−09 1.73 EGFR 135980 4.38E−09 1.73 DCTN2 725335 4.32E−08 1.39 HSPB1 724150 9.31E−07 1.59 GCAT 307094 3.74E−06 1.29 IMAGE:723752 723752 1.88E−05 1.34 GRB7 510318 2.89E−05 1.35 IQCF3 726578 2.42E−04 2.43 CCND1 324079 2.91E−04 2.47 BRAF 2139164 3.09E−04 1.28 CKLFSF4 143759 4.45E−04 1.64 SENP6 739237 7.42E−04 1.77 CAPNS1 152655 7.56E−04 1.31 NY-REN-41 136646 4.34E−03 1.43 ALDH1A1 309697 6.65E−03 1.61 IMAGE:384087 384087 0.01 1.39 DGKD 365408 1.14E−02 2.21 LOC90110 376699 1.16E−02 1.42 DNCLI2 134671 1.19E−02 2.26 BAZ2B 609631 1.21E−02 1.74 MGC5395 238840 1.46E−02 2.41 BIK 1074708 1.53E−02 1.12 GLG1 366254 1.63E−02 1.62 IMAGE:742919 742919 1.72E−02 1.81 Transcribed locus PPP1CA 257259 2.09E−02 1.41 CCL5 840753 2.37E−02 1.90 IMAGE:668924 668924 2.58E−02 1.43 IMAGE:136801 136801 2.72E−02 2.18 GGN 743245 2.96E−02 1.11 IMAGE:731428 731428 3.12E−02 1.54 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_521389.1 PREDICTED: similar to UTY [Pan troglodytes] DKFZp547K054 731410 3.31E−02 1.93 AGPAT3 738507 3.71E−02 1.55 RTN3 430263 3.77E−02 1.80 DKFZP564D166 744374 3.79E−02 1.36 IL13RA1 1492440 3.81E−02 1.32 AXIN2 135887 3.84E−02 1.84 IMAGE:726782 726782 4.33E−02 2.26 Transcribed locus COL27A1 379517 4.47E−02 1.29 C9orf72 726849 4.95E−02 2.25

TABLE 15 MNG Under name cloid p-value Fold ABCA8 284828 1.79E−06 0.62 CACNB2 173841 2.60E−06 0.59 IMAGE:667527 667527 9.53E−06 0.63 LILRB2 202897 9.61E−06 0.54 HBB 469549 1.12E−05 0.38 SLC17A2 207920 1.30E−05 0.45 HBA2 469647 1.46E−05 0.4 IMAGE:363955 363955 1.70E−05 0.6 Transcribed locus MAPK3 323438 1.81E−05 0.65 IGHM 276658 1.96E−05 0.77 RUNX1 263251 3.29E−05 0.72 HMG20A 731277 4.64E−05 0.68 JUP 35628 5.75E−05 0.59 GPI 741474 6.80E−05 0.72 DMD 743394 6.85E−05 0.67 ABCC5 212366 7.48E−05 0.78 CLECSF12 258865 7.61E−05 0.41 SCMH1 724014 9.16E−05 0.59 IMAGE:742837 742837 1.15E−04 0.71 Transcribed locus IMAGE:1117183 1117183 1.20E−04 0.75 CD69 276727 1.54E−04 0.73 GOLPH2 811582 1.55E−04 0.76 CD8B1 1743279 1.56E−04 0.77 IMAGE:666279 666279 1.77E−04 0.6 CDNA FLJ30779 fis, clone FEBRA2000815 OAS1 666703 1.85E−04 0.65 PITPNA 725585 1.98E−04 0.59 TRIM8 714498 2.67E−04 0.78 ALDH3A1 525221 2.90E−04 0.66 AP2S1 739109 2.94E−04 0.79 ARHGAP10 731380 3.14E−04 0.65 ANP32E 382738 3.79E−04 0.68 BAP1 1012990 4.47E−04 0.7 KLF4 188232 5.18E−04 0.58 ABR 1012903 5.18E−04 0.77 FLJ44005 726675 5.89E−04 0.79 CASP4 356960 6.18E−04 0.76 MRC2 235882 6.38E−04 0.56 PRDX2 208439 6.58E−04 0.76 ATF4 178348 7.17E−04 0.76 SYN3 727056 7.28E−04 0.58 SQLE 124781 7.44E−04 0.72 CLDN7 300268 7.48E−04 0.76 S100A4 868577 7.51E−04 0.46 CCND3 327182 7.62E−04 0.81 PTPN4 249311 8.22E−04 0.79 MLANA 266361 8.46E−04 0.78 CASP10 241481 8.58E−04 0.68 ADAMTS9 376153 9.08E−04 0.71 TSC 745490 1.10E−03 0.53 PCSK6 31924 1.15E−03 0.67 BAK1 235938 1.17E−03 0.7 IMAGE:687667 687667 1.19E−03 0.48 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds TU3A 44881 1.21E−03 0.72 HLA-DPB1 725548 1.22E−03 0.67 MAPRE2 383868 1.35E−03 0.64 HIS1 342551 1.38E−03 0.75 IMAGE:382521 382521 1.41E−03 0.66 KPNA2 667727 1.55E−03 0.76 IMAGE:365562 365562 1.75E−03 0.8 Transcribed locus, moderately similar to XP_521389.1 PREDICTED: similar to UTY [Pan troglodytes] CDH3 359051 1.76E−03 0.61 SYCP2 136863 1.80E−03 0.71 SLC9A3R1 773286 1.81E−03 0.74 ELK4 236155 1.81E−03 0.74 IMAGE:744899 744899 1.90E−03 0.77 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:4837072, mRNA PBXIP1 366042 1.92E−03 0.81 PSMD11 383945 2.05E−03 0.72 SPON2 723923 2.08E−03 0.76 LEFTY2 340657 2.08E−03 0.74 DDR2 668442 2.10E−03 0.78 GNAS 382791 2.15E−03 0.64 IMAGE:666794 666794 2.17E−03 0.74 Hypothetical LOC388170 LAD1 121551 2.17E−03 0.8 SFN 346610 2.19E−03 0.8 IMAGE:232366 232366 2.20E−03 0.73 CDNA FLJ37672 fis, clone BRHIP2012059 PPP3CC 110481 2.27E−03 0.79 BID 128065 2.27E−03 0.79 IMAGE:379937 379937 2.31E−03 0.72 FOXN4 731076 2.31E−03 0.78 IRF4 682207 2.41E−03 0.69 SNCB 50202 2.45E−03 0.7 ANKRD32 725198 2.56E−03 0.79 KLF1 208991 2.66E−03 0.69 C1QBP 173371 2.67E−03 0.75 DC12 724895 2.73E−03 0.76 FCHO1 742763 2.82E−03 0.79 CLNS1A 666426 2.83E−03 0.8 PDXP 743182 2.87E−03 0.81 GALNT7 381854 2.90E−03 0.73 MAP2 347503 2.96E−03 0.75 IMAGE:743903 743903 3.01E−03 0.6 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5266541, mRNA APOD 838611 3.05E−03 0.47 IGKV1-5 155345 3.08E−03 0.79 JAK1 2030501 3.16E−03 0.76 BST2 811024 3.20E−03 0.8 CERKL 489326 3.27E−03 0.71 AD023 731645 3.45E−03 0.82 EMILIN2 365521 3.45E−03 0.82 ITGA5 135671 3.46E−03 0.76 PSG3 136747 3.67E−03 0.74 C20orf18 665433 3.69E−03 0.7 S100A12 1705397 3.71E−03 0.78 IMAGE:731689 731689 3.80E−03 0.82 Transcribed locus PLXNC1 724609 4.01E−03 0.77 IMAGE:740105 740105 4.31E−03 0.77 CCDC7 731389 4.33E−03 0.74 BAK1 1288183 4.52E−03 0.62 RAD51C 80162 4.75E−03 0.83 KIAA0427 127507 4.83E−03 0.85 MAK 382002 4.94E−03 0.76 DEFB1 665086 4.98E−03 0.44 CXCL12 213113 5.21E−03 0.82 CD4 141216 5.35E−03 0.72 LEF1 713913 5.36E−03 0.76 TOSO 813174 5.39E−03 0.73 C21orf7 665495 5.69E−03 0.77 SIAT8F 667110 6.23E−03 0.73 MTUS1 744395 6.27E−03 0.61 IMAGE:668300 668300 6.39E−03 0.83 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_683708.1 Toll- interleukin 1 receptor domain- containing adaptor protein isoform b; adapter protein wyatt; MyD88 adapter-like protein; TIR domain- containing adapter protein; Toll- interleukin 1 receptor (TIR) domain- containing adaptor protein [Homo sapiens] CLDN1 594279 6.42E−03 0.46 FLJ22471 668510 6.75E−03 0.56 IMAGE:177857 177857 6.78E−03 0.74 Transcribed locus IMAGE:745512 745512 6.99E−03 0.84 SIAT8C 382069 7.32E−03 0.83 STAT1 110101 7.34E−03 0.81 TYMS 2242054 7.38E−03 0.83 F10 310519 7.60E−03 0.82 SLIT1 38403 7.79E−03 0.78 IL2RA 3054031 7.91E−03 0.81 SPDEF 1188588 8.08E−03 0.81 ATP2B4 665814 8.11E−03 0.72 TRAF4 667756 8.19E−03 0.82 IMAGE:173818 173818 8.27E−03 0.81 Transcribed locus IMAGE:731758 731758 8.32E−03 0.82 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_081070.1 kiaa-iso protein homolog; Band 47B [Mus musculus] CCR7 2345206 8.54E−03 0.85 HN1 471568 8.84E−03 0.77 ECM1 301122 8.94E−03 0.3 C21orf84 730814 8.99E−03 0.75 BIC 743270 9.01E−03 0.79 IMAGE:1859532 1859532 9.68E−03 0.81 IMAGE:382423 382423 9.70E−03 0.73 Transcribed locus PCTK3 725677 9.81E−03 0.8 IMAGE:744410 744410 9.87E−03 0.82 Transcribed locus SPINT1 723914 9.92E−03 0.83 BMP5 1846326 1.00E−02 0.75 MYC 129438 1.02E−02 0.7 TP53I11 667514 1.04E−02 0.63 CASP3 823680 1.08E−02 0.75 TIMP1 162246 1.10E−02 0.62 SLC36A3 731115 1.12E−02 0.81 CD63 125552 1.14E−02 0.85 PTPN4 666367 1.14E−02 0.71 AOC3 484535 1.15E−02 0.77 IMAGE:2113771 2113771 1.20E−02 0.83 FLJ25067 667252 1.21E−02 0.68 PSCD3 744050 1.21E−02 0.83 STK17A 562904 1.22E−02 0.8 HSPH1 666554 1.25E−02 0.79 FSHPRH1 667355 1.25E−02 0.81 GPC3 137131 1.26E−02 0.78 MEOX1 760065 1.28E−02 0.78 IMAGE:727289 727289 1.28E−02 0.71 Transcribed locus IMAGE:731616 731616 1.32E−02 0.68 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686A102 (from clone DKFZp686A102) VTN 230126 1.35E−02 0.74 MGC45840 725231 1.43E−02 0.79 TNIP1 135801 1.43E−02 0.79 S100A6 512420 1.47E−02 0.8 CALM1 594510 1.47E−02 0.77 SDHA 40304 1.50E−02 0.82 NOTCH2 1641901 1.53E−02 0.64 GIMAP5 180259 1.53E−02 0.79 DIO1 296702 1.54E−02 0.74 CHRDL2 485872 1.57E−02 0.85 CCL28 136919 1.60E−02 0.83 IMAGE:364741 364741 1.61E−02 0.74 WAS 2148946 1.63E−02 0.75 PITPNC1 364436 1.66E−02 0.8 IMAGE:136976 136976 1.72E−02 0.78 Transcribed locus, moderately similar to NP_777603.1 hypothetical protein FLJ25976 [Homo sapiens] CD33 1917430 1.74E−02 0.74 CLGN 1049033 1.74E−02 0.77 POPDC3 264166 1.76E−02 0.8 RIN1 741406 1.77E−02 0.8 GJA5 196338 1.79E−02 0.75 UBE2L6 1088980 1.80E−02 0.84 DNMT1 768241 1.81E−02 0.86 IMAGE:742061 742061 1.81E−02 0.78 BMP4 69166 1.83E−02 0.77 SENP6 739237 1.84E−02 0.8 COX6A1 512910 1.86E−02 0.78 SAFB 42280 1.91E−02 0.73 PLTP 134416 1.92E−02 0.82 ME3 724238 1.96E−02 0.76 CD47 357442 2.02E−02 0.83 MGC23909 731598 2.05E−02 0.72 PREB 740347 2.06E−02 0.64 EIF2C4 730834 2.09E−02 0.85 BIN1 2384812 2.10E−02 0.8 PML 724554 2.12E−02 0.85 PLCG2 201467 2.13E−02 0.78 CTRL 1308954 2.15E−02 0.83 MCC 731305 2.16E−02 0.71 PANK1 256177 2.17E−02 0.84 PRKCDBP 157847 2.19E−02 0.79 VPS26 687336 2.22E−02 0.85 NOMO1 134615 2.24E−02 0.82 GSTM1 73778 2.31E−02 0.79 S100A16 739851 2.33E−02 0.83 RPS6KA5 258966 2.33E−02 0.87 IMAGE:136801 136801 2.40E−02 0.82 IMAGE:383718 383718 2.40E−02 0.81 ATP11B 666334 2.43E−02 0.75 VDAC1 486221 2.47E−02 0.78 C15orf29 177775 2.49E−02 0.77 PCGF4 740457 2.53E−02 0.78 EIF4EBP1 713608 2.56E−02 0.83 GFPT2 485085 2.60E−02 0.76 DUSP3 119772 2.63E−02 0.85 SASH1 31120 2.66E−02 0.82 LCN2 544683 2.68E−02 0.67 KLRD1 145696 2.76E−02 0.88 IMAGE:383528 383528 2.79E−02 0.36 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_375099.1 PREDICTED: similar to hypothetical protein FLJ25224 [Homo sapiens] IMAGE:743619 743619 2.81E−02 0.81 GASP5 341763 2.82E−02 0.71 FBXO46 471664 2.82E−02 0.75 MRC2 342581 2.84E−02 0.73 IMAGE:726647 726647 2.87E−02 0.84 Transcribed locus NME7 743982 2.87E−02 0.7 IMAGE:743290 743290 2.95E−02 0.76 Transcribed locus CD5 356841 3.06E−02 0.8 RPL27A 178255 3.06E−02 0.69 ADAM12 724812 3.07E−02 0.74 ICAM3 156183 3.13E−02 0.84 GAPD 152847 3.13E−02 0.76 YWHAH 324066 3.15E−02 0.86 C6orf216 731742 3.18E−02 0.84 SPATA5L1 724884 3.19E−02 0.74 CITED1 265558 3.23E−02 0.55 VIL2 124701 3.27E−02 0.81 SLC2A4RG 376983 3.35E−02 0.86 MDH1 725188 3.38E−02 0.87 KCNK4 743016 3.38E−02 0.83 GSS 140405 3.42E−02 0.82 NR2F1 253386 3.48E−02 0.8 MX1 713879 3.55E−02 0.82 MGC5395 238840 3.57E−02 0.84 SYP 30471 3.58E−02 0.66 RGS19 485803 3.61E−02 0.82 CTXN1 179266 3.61E−02 0.86 LOC284669 364885 3.61E−02 0.78 KRT7 592276 3.63E−02 0.83 ALDH1A3 486189 3.67E−02 0.76 KLRK1 725473 3.71E−02 0.84 SAP30L 723950 3.81E−02 0.85 PSEN1 724537 3.87E−02 0.86 PDK1 1645668 3.92E−02 0.86 MAN1A1 137719 3.93E−02 0.66 PLCG1 1174287 4.01E−02 0.78 IMAGE:743517 743517 4.03E−02 0.84 Transcribed locus IMAGE:257555 257555 4.03E−02 0.76 POU2F2 188393 4.12E−02 0.8 IMAGE:745123 745123 4.22E−02 0.58 Transcribed locus LILRB5 71428 4.28E−02 0.81 LCN2 741497 4.32E−02 0.47 USP4 544818 4.38E−02 0.76 IMAGE:251427 251427 4.44E−02 0.83 KIAA1280 366085 4.52E−02 0.85 MESP1 25865 4.57E−02 0.86 C22orf16 236119 4.63E−02 0.81 IMAGE:485104 485104 4.72E−02 0.72 Transcribed locus CCL1 1570420 4.72E−02 0.77 KNS2 174654 4.79E−02 0.85 IMAGE:745072 745072 4.82E−02 0.78 Transcribed locus MUTED 731202 4.88E−02 0.77 KCNQ2 179534 4.90E−02 0.83 PMS2 116906 4.92E−02 0.77 PDCD1LG1 1942634 4.94E−02 0.72

TABLE 16 MNG Over name cloid p-value fold NEXN 687625 7.18E−05 1.40 IMAGE:726782 726782 2.00E−03 1.43 Transcribed locus PRUNE 364324 2.56E−03 1.30 GATA3 148796 2.80E−03 1.40 IMAGE:744505 744505 2.84E−03 1.35 IMAGE:26164 26164 3.13E−03 1.29 TTC17 665668 3.15E−03 1.29 FLJ20674 713837 3.84E−03 1.20 ALCAM 172828 3.93E−03 1.23 IMAGE:731726 731726 4.48E−03 1.54 Transcribed locus FOXO1A 151247 4.60E−03 1.30 ZNF83 486356 4.65E−03 1.34 BCL2 342181 6.17E−03 1.36 RODH 471641 6.87E−03 2.44 NR2F2 72744 7.02E−03 1.39 PDLIM1 135689 8.66E−03 1.49 C10orf116 740941 9.15E−03 1.67 C20orf19 366032 1.03E−02 1.27 FCGBP 154172 1.26E−02 1.34 ARL6IP2 743987 1.27E−02 1.26 MGC17299 713422 1.28E−02 1.40 AQP4 279172 1.28E−02 1.65 FOLR1 131839 1.31E−02 1.53 LOC80298 666551 1.45E−02 1.19 IMAGE:665392 665392 1.54E−02 1.36 Hypothetical LOC388790 LRP2 2055272 1.76E−02 1.44 MKKS 729957 1.78E−02 1.23 NR6A1 258666 1.96E−02 1.29 PHC3 743391 2.05E−02 1.12 KCNC3 53333 2.15E−02 1.18 FOXO3A 109142 2.18E−02 1.28 IMAGE:743615 743615 2.28E−02 1.13 Full- length cDNA clone CS0DK001YE19 of HeLa cells Cot 25- normalized of Homo sapiens (human) CAV1 133531 2.29E−02 1.39 CAV1 309645 2.31E−02 1.78 GALT 68972 2.49E−02 1.18 IMAGE:682311 682311 2.61E−02 1.21 LOC440722 IMAGE:666946 666946 2.61E−02 1.18 FLJ21918 194302 2.73E−02 1.10 SIN3A 26455 2.80E−02 1.12 IMAGE:744439 744439 2.86E−02 1.16 Transcribed locus THUMPD1 739451 2.96E−02 1.24 IL6ST 137010 3.31E−02 1.18 HDAC6 669295 3.34E−02 1.17 KRTHA4 325155 3.60E−02 1.51 IMAGE:731685 731685 3.71E−02 1.23 Transcribed locus EPHB6 172982 3.75E−02 1.39 HDAC9 738506 3.79E−02 1.24 ESRRBL1 51232 3.82E−02 1.16 MT1F 78353 3.89E−02 1.39 C9orf10OS 742695 4.03E−02 1.17 ETV4 1690788 4.11E−02 1.30 LOC51760 52226 4.12E−02 1.27 MBNL1 136114 4.19E−02 1.16 CES2 153667 4.81E−02 1.14 LOC286170 134858 4.81E−02 1.21 PRKG1 667587 4.91E−02 1.16

TABLE 17 OTA Under name cloid p-value fold MLL 80688 1.6437E−15 0.51 APOE 1870594 9.7061E−13 0.39 RFX2 731738 9.0218E−12 0.48 APOE 1870594 3.2318E−11 0.29 FUS 365348  5.854E−11 0.60 IMAGE:681875 681875 6.0611E−11 0.70 IMAGE:731751 731751 7.5532E−11 0.44 Transcribed locus MBNL1 136114 1.6046E−10 0.58 NPFF 365161 1.7737E−10 0.55 C4A 491004 1.9841E−10 0.35 C4A 724366 3.9317E−10 0.33 ZNF395 744983 5.8686E−10 0.62 LOC389906 740718 6.1317E−10 0.72 HMGB2 884365 1.3605E−09 0.64 ANKRD28 687381 1.6567E−09 0.64 SPINL 236399 3.6199E−09 0.31 IMAGE:731726 731726 8.8574E−09 0.53 Transcribed locus URB 809719 9.1784E−09 0.48 CAPN3 757248 1.6524E−08 0.64 EPHB6 172982 1.7797E−08 0.42 IMP-2 743774 3.0771E−08 0.33 DCN 666410 3.1847E−08 0.51 FLJ10858 743961 3.3637E−08 0.63 G3BP 667239 6.2302E−08 0.63 GTPBP5 725502 8.9429E−08 0.50 CDKN1B 265345 1.3838E−07 0.65 SENP6 366436 1.4497E−07 0.74 NYREN18 668584 1.4512E−07 0.62 NT5C2 725076 1.6229E−07 0.70 HNRPA3 365349 1.6398E−07 0.65 GATA3 148796 2.4888E−07 0.63 TIAM1 23612 2.8111E−07 0.34 IMAGE:725726 725726 2.8637E−07 0.68 Hypothetical gene supported by AK093801 LOC286272 667361 3.1104E−07 0.72 KCNC3 53333 3.1744E−07 0.60 CASP7 279470 3.4531E−07 0.72 LOC147650 729510 3.7898E−07 0.66 SLC6A8 725877 4.4149E−07 0.22 IMAGE:729956 729956  4.703E−07 0.69 CXCL14 345034 5.6941E−07 0.11 CFH 665784 1.4226E−06 0.47 SPATA12 730300 1.5763E−06 0.65 NUP214 382612 1.6434E−06 0.58 FLJ22794 137454 1.6888E−06 0.63 PDLIM1 135689 1.7329E−06 0.59 SNTB2 667310 1.8243E−06 0.76 TLX3 1860115 1.9435E−06 0.53 IMAGE:731714 731714 2.3202E−06 0.65 CDNA FLJ26188 fis, clone ADG04821 IMAGE:365097 365097 2.5097E−06 0.75 CDNA FLJ25129 fis, clone CBR06594 SNRP70 729971 2.6207E−06 0.57 FLJ12604 731128 2.8824E−06 0.60 IMAGE:682311 682311 2.9031E−06 0.71 LOC440722 APLP2 549054 2.9384E−06 0.61 HP1-BP74 726092 4.2033E−06 0.58 BAZ2B 609631 4.4078E−06 0.73 PBXIP1 366042 4.4151E−06 0.58 SEMA4B 714437 4.6922E−06 0.70 GALT 68972 5.1029E−06 0.70 SLC25A23 741954 5.2058E−06 0.65 CICE 725791 5.2466E−06 0.72 INHBB 730012 5.2829E−06 0.45 FRMD4B 669564 5.3205E−06 0.54 MGC40214 666455 5.4593E−06 0.77 MGC5395 238840 5.5794E−06 0.62 CaMKIINalpha 173820 6.3166E−06 0.63 IMAGE:743485 743485 7.0609E−06 0.64 Similar to RIKEN cDNA E130306M17 gene IMAGE:726782 726782 7.5601E−06 0.71 Transcribed locus MRC2 235882 8.1186E−06 0.44 MED19 743760 8.1229E−06 0.73 PRUNE 364324 8.2734E−06 0.67 CASP3 823680 8.3059E−06 0.63 TJP1 179334 8.8933E−06 0.69 SEPT-02 729542 8.9128E−06 0.58 CCBP2 135930 9.9031E−06 0.70 HDAC9 738506 9.9758E−06 0.74 MMP2 155839 1.0013E−05 0.54 NFIB 416959  1.043E−05 0.64 RDH5 682109 1.0868E−05 0.73 IMAGE:175268 175268  1.108E−05 0.64 IMAGE:26486 26486  1.129E−05 0.78 CDNA FLJ43345 fis, clone NT2RI3008228 RASGRP1 725707 1.1705E−05 0.44 BCAP29 725970 1.2079E−05 0.56 ITPR1 667348 1.2089E−05 0.65 SGSH 669263 1.2526E−05 0.71 IMAGE:28705 28705 1.3308E−05 0.75 CECR1 725612 1.4252E−05 0.74 TIMP1 162246 1.4504E−05 0.40 IMAGE:666140 666140 1.5033E−05 0.75 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_498467.1 PREDICTED: hypothetical protein XP_498467 [Homo sapiens] IMAGE:738332 738332 1.6574E−05 0.43 Transcribed locus SIAT4B 365877 1.7795E−05 0.78 C10orf116 740941 1.8397E−05 0.49 SYN3 727056 1.8892E−05 0.52 APOD 838611 1.9338E−05 0.30 LOC286076 731275 1.9611E−05 0.64 F10 310519 2.0346E−05 0.73 IMAGE:384087 384087 2.1119E−05 0.69 STYX 174879 2.2844E−05 0.68 PLA2G6 744087 2.6403E−05 0.60 IMAGE:727496 727496 2.6792E−05 0.53 Transcribed locus IMAGE:379279 379279 2.7991E−05 0.76 COG3 25226 2.8031E−05 0.70 IMAGE:731428 731428 3.4732E−05 0.75 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_521389.1 PREDICTED: similar to UTY [Pan troglodytes] IMAGE:365990 365990 3.8574E−05 0.69 FMNL2 364568 4.0777E−05 0.76 IMAGE:2266583 2266583 4.0793E−05 0.69 MDGA1 180082  4.196E−05 0.73 MGP 590264 4.9648E−05 0.53 LRP5 725836 5.9288E−05 0.72 NFYA 731648 5.9861E−05 0.75 NR2F1 253386 6.0806E−05 0.71 FOXO1A 151247  6.436E−05 0.65 PPARD 724562 6.7271E−05 0.71 FLJ20674 713837 6.9459E−05 0.81 COL27A1 379517 6.9891E−05 0.71 SALL4 726454  7.059E−05 0.37 AXIN2 135887 7.4334E−05 0.70 LOC126669 682088  7.448E−05 0.70 TETRAN 725340 8.5261E−05 0.73 CTH 730606 8.5368E−05 0.72 CCL5 840753 8.8355E−05 0.68 PPP1CA 1422791 9.3449E−05 0.72 IMAGE:723752 723752  9.349E−05 0.72 PRKCQ 669149 9.6294E−05 0.74 RGL2 741891 0.00010227 0.75 HDAC6 669295 0.00010356 0.75 BTG1 382760 0.0001116 0.74 ABCC3 208097 0.00011391 0.50 APOL1 665632 0.00011456 0.48 IMAGE:731665 731665 0.00012147 0.70 FARP1 486708 0.0001285 0.68 SFRP4 285693 0.00013182 0.49 IL19 1932168 0.00013629 0.59 IQCF3 726578 0.00014161 0.73 HDAC1 1896337 0.00014481 0.71 UBE1L 250883 0.00014933 0.63 FLJ34433 713671 0.00015152 0.77 SMARCA5 730037 0.00015195 0.75 TPM2 740620 0.0001529 0.59 UPF2 682149 0.0001531 0.79 PMS2 116906 0.00016313 0.59 IMAGE:669470 669470 0.0001635 0.80 CDNA clone IMAGE:5206119, partial cds GCLC 1526058 0.0001647 0.78 CITED2 365090 0.00016528 0.60 GRK5 740245 0.00016593 0.71 ETV1 24541 0.00016784 0.76 NCK1 1326169 0.00017218 0.66 CRYZ 486935 0.00018293 0.83 SPTLC2 365000 0.00019182 0.78 IMAGE:727123 727123 0.00020299 0.77 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_004491.1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C isoform b; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C2 protein; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C1 protein [Homo sapiens] IMAGE:1877668 1877668 0.00020813 0.74 PTPRS 666066 0.00021386 0.74 IRAK1BP1 687306 0.0002186 0.75 NBL1 503874 0.00022339 0.50 PSPC1 687541 0.00023946 0.76 PDCD1LG2 738944 0.00025058 0.71 C9orf72 726849 0.0002553 0.70 CA3 365609 0.0002601 0.74 DNALI1 782688 0.0002748 0.62 PIAS1 38789 0.00028384 0.73 GLT8D2 365271 0.00028457 0.57 CYP51A1 739901 0.00030959 0.73 IMAGE:145112 145112 0.00031549 0.71 CDKN1C 2381770 0.00031705 0.69 IMAGE:742853 742853 0.00032014 0.50 AOC3 484535 0.00032283 0.69 CD5 356841 0.00032358 0.71 PHC3 743391 0.00033419 0.79 GLG1 365613 0.00034049 0.70 DJ462O23.2 738970 0.00034686 0.74 FLJ35794 364204 0.00035268 0.64 PREB 740347 0.00037117 0.45 TFDP2 742806 0.00038692 0.66 CAPNS1 152655 0.00038965 0.78 LILRB4 2341829 0.00042057 0.77 SLC9A5 112819 0.00042518 0.66 LASP1 592598 0.00043231 0.42 ZNF580 668089 0.00043314 0.74 FGFRL1 739956 0.00043483 0.64 ERK8 714049 0.00043612 0.72 IMAGE:668684 668684 0.00044757 0.76 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_209041.2 PREDICTED: similar to KIAA1503 protein [Homo sapiens] GLMN 293916 0.00044948 0.84 DF 666128 0.00045614 0.49 PDGFRL 139242 0.00045735 0.61 ESRRBL1 51232 0.00046822 0.70 DKFZp434M202 743118 0.00047312 0.73 KLRD1 2728204 0.00051707 0.67 HMGN1 565754 0.00051902 0.72 MAP3K4 727229 0.00053005 0.76 IMAGE:2254555 2254555 0.00056693 0.73 THEM2 742543 0.000571 0.68 IKBKE 364448 0.00058383 0.78 FLJ20254 135096 0.00060077 0.75 ZNF251 486401 0.00060459 0.34 FLJ10707 364575 0.00063587 0.79 AQP11 713831 0.00064759 0.64 ARHGEF6 687990 0.00068864 0.80 IMAGE:668924 668924 0.00072815 0.79 IMAGE:738896 738896 0.00075859 0.29 FOLR1 131839 0.00076028 0.60 SULT1E1 207926 0.00078718 0.80 HIS1 342551 0.00080399 0.72 SEMA4D 210587 0.00080847 0.76 CCND1 324079 0.00085252 0.67 PSAT1 366388 0.00087487 0.66 CCNL1 251216 0.00087862 0.68 MGC3329 137005 0.00088837 0.77 C10orf61 741894 0.00095106 0.72 LIPT1 22085 0.00095361 0.71 VCL 44193 0.00103155 0.79 FOXO3A 109142 0.0010426 0.75 PGR1 666361 0.00108576 0.76 CREB1 148212 0.00109064 0.81 GSS 140405 0.00109778 0.74 SSH3 726272 0.00114183 0.75 SEPT-05 448163 0.00117115 0.26 MORF4L1 135875 0.00122685 0.75 BAT3 24392 0.00123243 0.75 IMAGE:725401 725401 0.00124171 0.77 SF3B1 739247 0.0012449 0.67 APOL3 366289 0.00126395 0.64 S100A4 868577 0.00130679 0.44 LOC286170 134858 0.00131926 0.69 COL1A1 140347 0.00137465 0.51 DNCLI2 261656 0.00138781 0.74 PDCD4 665376 0.00144209 0.59 FLJ27523 743246 0.00146851 0.45 PLXNB2 1420676 0.00149466 0.69 ZNF512 726596 0.00156733 0.72 CST3 357201 0.00160531 0.75 WHSC2 668283 0.00162671 0.75 ALCAM 172828 0.00163738 0.77 NOG 487474 0.00165986 0.73 IMAGE:665833 665833 0.00178979 0.77 CAV1 309645 0.00182486 0.59 MTUS1 376597 0.00182533 0.52 IMAGE:731685 731685 0.0018723 0.83 Transcribed locus IKBKB 2484742 0.00188154 0.81 PP784 366089 0.00188347 0.74 CITED2 286138 0.00188602 0.76 TYMS 687912 0.00193104 0.73 CD3E 1536968 0.00197216 0.70 USP13 666007 0.00198696 0.74 RIPK3 667313 0.00202685 0.68 NOTCH2 1641901 0.00206595 0.54 TNFSF12 136361 0.00207861 0.82 CA11 282587 0.0020984 0.74 WDR20 665156 0.00234165 0.83 ZNF398 365311 0.00235137 0.72 FLJ12903 730123 0.00243509 0.82 EVI5L 173119 0.00249305 0.72 NCAM1 366842 0.00252012 0.74 GALNT9 178750 0.00257206 0.77 CCL19 1707527 0.00264302 0.17 SATB1 364510 0.00277604 0.79 DHRS6 364412 0.00279084 0.76 RNF123 366159 0.00283529 0.79 IMAGE:668707 668707 0.00284093 0.76 TGF- betaIIR beta CRLF3 279150 0.00284281 0.78 THUMPD1 739451 0.00284724 0.77 DGKD 365408 0.00291163 0.78 TSC 745490 0.00296358 0.52 EED 667365 0.00305049 0.76 GRB7 510318 0.00305513 0.83 PIK3CA 2238108 0.00307726 0.44 CCNE1 68950 0.00312811 0.71 TIE1 743043 0.00338928 0.73 STAT2 2306096 0.00346577 0.79 POLR2A 740130 0.00347566 0.73 AMPD2 669141 0.00356607 0.78 IMAGE:743722 743722 0.00368853 0.76 IMAGE:22384 22384 0.00374794 0.80 CDNA FLJ34183 fis, clone FCBBF3016987 IGF1R 682555 0.00381952 0.80 RANBP10 682251 0.0038256 0.80 ZNF651 669181 0.00385349 0.83 TPD52 743259 0.00385608 0.28 KLF1 208991 0.00386372 0.66 IMAGE:342256 342256 0.00392068 0.32 KIAA1838 744106 0.00395933 0.79 TOP1 666425 0.0039984 0.83 HOXB6 738358 0.00426232 0.81 LAPTM4A 726684 0.00435163 0.66 IMAGE:365562 365562 0.00436529 0.78 Transcribed locus, moderately similar to XP_521389.1 PREDICTED: similar to UTY [Pan troglodytes] ANKRD20B 745106 0.00437688 0.66 IMAGE:665392 665392 0.00443685 0.79 Hypothetical LOC388790 MGAT3 731060 0.00445388 0.78 NEXN 687625 0.00446474 0.81 DJ159A19.3 23945 0.0044943 0.75 SELE 1239535 0.004537 0.78 ATXN1 682528 0.00455958 0.75 LOC440712 725268 0.00473002 0.71 GPR124 486493 0.00477135 0.79 DAXX 292042 0.00488144 0.83 ZBTB16 2467442 0.00498586 0.67 DNCLI2 134671 0.00499696 0.74 ZNF83 486356 0.00506848 0.76 DELGEF 665437 0.00509526 0.78 IFITM3 713623 0.00515614 0.76 IMAGE:666029 666029 0.00516625 0.71 CDNA FLJ43311 fis, clone NT2RI2009855 C19orf33 379540 0.0053682 0.69 PDCD1LG1 1942634 0.00541203 0.79 FLJ12592 252489 0.0054876 0.77 RAD51L1 295412 0.00558334 0.69 EMX2 365121 0.00561885 0.73 CLDN1 594279 0.00570286 0.44 HSPB1 23827 0.00579753 0.66 C21orf55 666517 0.00584797 0.76 TBC1D22A 682479 0.00589263 0.81 CNN1 726779 0.0058977 0.76 DKFZp761P0423 730829 0.00596086 0.67 IMAGE:21808 21808 0.00612512 0.80 Transcribed locus YTHDF3 135450 0.00614088 0.76 LGALS3BP 742100 0.00646127 0.58 LOC388886 34007 0.00661606 0.76 SLAMF8 288807 0.00672479 0.73 DEK 1016390 0.00680353 0.82 PDK2 114008 0.00684106 0.85 GLG1 366254 0.00690562 0.83 MGC17299 713422 0.00716637 0.83 TCEA2 730149 0.00727116 0.83 HBB 469549 0.00736441 0.52 FLJ31438 135539 0.00740367 0.81 HCLS1 665452 0.00742076 0.73 CLPX 725394 0.00742676 0.81 PLEKHH2 665254 0.00803369 0.73 MMRN1 759865 0.00838721 0.78 LOC400451 667174 0.0084152 0.73 MGC4707 744945 0.00868037 0.83 BBS4 726634 0.00906801 0.83 LOC283070 172785 0.00927382 0.74 MAPK14 2011082 0.0094865 0.79 MXD3 714013 0.00950378 0.82 KIAA0789 33621 0.00966515 0.66 NOTCH1 359461 0.0098421 0.79 GPC3 137131 0.01032142 0.78 KCNK5 134978 0.01043433 0.70 ECM1 301122 0.01051771 0.29 FLJ12895 23271 0.01069841 0.76 PLAC9 366115 0.01071461 0.68 LOH12CR2 366074 0.01111041 0.76 MEF2C 687270 0.01126036 0.86 IMAGE:687667 687667 0.0113645 0.56 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds VEGFC 503189 0.01190861 0.79 CCNE1 357807 0.01195592 0.78 IMAGE:743415 743415 0.01197603 0.82 Transcribed locus OAZ2 128694 0.01241057 0.84 IMAGE:731398 731398 0.01252095 0.80 GIMAP5 180259 0.01300622 0.76 CUGBP2 666235 0.01304288 0.84 IMAGE:667353 667353 0.01314807 0.83 Transcribed locus IGF1R 682555 0.0132764 0.83 ACTR1B 136868 0.0134187 0.84 BZRP 135991 0.01347669 0.79 KIAA1958 687287 0.01353299 0.79 MAPK14 1741589 0.01358144 0.80 TOE1 52897 0.01361943 0.81 KIAA0515 687852 0.0136789 0.79 GATA4 781738 0.01434771 0.79 IMAGE:26164 26164 0.01438992 0.83 PLA2G2A 152802 0.01468617 0.71 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 0.01469019 0.52 FCGBP 154172 0.01497258 0.69 PTK2B 43541 0.0150726 0.86 GNB1 24300 0.01516968 0.78 GPR108 25949 0.01526513 0.83 PCTK3 725677 0.01530815 0.78 SMAD4 214611 0.01537935 0.83 IMAGE:744439 744439 0.01590113 0.86 Transcribed locus IMAGE:23872 23872 0.01600529 0.82 AF034176 Human mRNA (Tripodis and Ragoussis) Homo sapiens cDNA clone ntcon5 contig LILRA1 2032639 0.01630429 0.71 PH-4 730938 0.01635938 0.85 PET112L 743125 0.01665049 0.76 PTHLH 2214396 0.01725027 0.69 CD9 727251 0.01759599 0.82 SPON2 723923 0.01769163 0.78 KIAA1196 738938 0.01786927 0.80 SMAD4 134785 0.01807119 0.82 BTBD14B 173288 0.01820373 0.76 PVRL2 725364 0.01827273 0.82 SIN3A 26455 0.01860378 0.84 CXCL12 213113 0.01879575 0.84 MXD4 730036 0.01889125 0.77 IMAGE:687896 687896 0.01910117 0.84 PREDICTED: Homo sapiens olfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily E, member 31 pseudogene (OR7E31P), mRNA PRKG1 667587 0.01917332 0.83 IMAGE:22908 22908 0.01931064 0.73 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_775735.1 I(3)mbt-like 4 [Homo sapiens] LOC340073 731404 0.01951017 0.73 KRTHA4 325155 0.01952696 0.67 C14orf140 731423 0.0201277 0.86 IMAGE:46991 46991 0.020745 0.75 Similar to breakpoint cluster region isoform 1 RBBP7 727457 0.02094568 0.85 BCL2L11 300194 0.02100048 0.81 IMAGE:669136 669136 0.02136336 0.87 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_060312.1 hypothetical protein FLJ20489 [Homo sapiens] CTNNA1 268972 0.02150881 0.83 IMAGE:726513 726513 0.02197021 0.82 Similar to 40S ribosomal protein S3 PSIP1 667598 0.02215201 0.78 CAV1 133531 0.02220907 0.76 MESDC2 713653 0.02242909 0.82 LRP1 30219 0.02320607 0.74 KLF4 188232 0.02332609 0.72 FAM36A 727263 0.02337422 0.75 IMAGE:53081 53081 0.02360138 0.77 ACTB 203166 0.02394687 0.84 EPHA4 2237263 0.02437397 0.77 ISG20 740604 0.02440903 0.77 ARL6IP2 743987 0.0246722 0.82 IMAGE:738945 738945 0.02503128 0.86 IQCA 669510 0.02514619 0.78 IFNAR2 123950 0.0253019 0.80 CDC42EP2 26651 0.02564027 0.83 IMAGE:665342 665342 0.02624304 0.85 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_065847.1 semaphorin 6A1; semaphorin 6A-1 [Homo sapiens] PTK2 724892 0.02711896 0.86 NFKB1 687782 0.02773524 0.79 FLJ21918 194302 0.02783552 0.85 RANBP10 307025 0.02789145 0.85 IMAGE:727154 727154 0.02978266 0.73 Transcribed locus CAV1 1911930 0.03051702 0.69 HBA2 469647 0.0305271 0.58 RODH 471641 0.03080742 0.59 C20orf19 366032 0.03094876 0.86 NFE2L2 29541 0.03104685 0.81 DALRD3 740224 0.03140547 0.74 HSPB1 724150 0.03142051 0.73 IMAGE:136598 136598 0.03145463 0.84 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686D22106 (from clone DKFZp686D22106) CES2 153667 0.03153081 0.85 ABCC5 212366 0.03156946 0.83 LATS2 666778 0.03163588 0.78 FMO5 364526 0.03165625 0.78 IMAGE:738966 738966 0.03174724 0.71 Transcribed locus S100A2 3659591 0.03190236 0.83 RPS6KA2 22711 0.0320225 0.79 FABP5 1088781 0.03220196 0.56 IMAGE:744505 744505 0.03276021 0.80 ZFOC1 744606 0.03369331 0.83 IMAGE:135203 135203 0.03392561 0.86 Transcribed locus ADCY3 667061 0.03422424 0.87 FLJ32731 365177 0.03436124 0.81 HIVEP1 758037 0.03478063 0.88 ASGR1 25883 0.03536376 0.73 TM4SF8 713647 0.03671912 0.82 MGC10561 740580 0.03741305 0.84 LOC146909 726353 0.0379498 0.82 FBXL16 178908 0.03911145 0.84 RNASE4 156720 0.03921697 0.84 CABIN1 1844968 0.04247472 0.80 IL6ST 137010 0.04386624 0.82 IMAGE:136801 136801 0.04568167 0.85 CHRAC1 724276 0.04626673 0.82 RGS6 24176 0.04643662 0.82 TUSC1 740381 0.04785098 0.84 POL1 137720 0.04797886 0.78 KRT18 725096 0.04854209 0.80 TPCN1 179288 0.04857424 0.86 TTC17 665668 0.04953371 0.81

TABLE 18 OTA Over name cloid p-value fold SERPINB5 1662274 1.34E−05 1.70 KLRD1 145696 2.28E−05 1.61 OBSCN 730926 4.16E−05 1.66 SLC36A3 731115 4.18E−05 1.60 IGKV1-5 155345 4.47E−05 1.48 ST5 376356 1.05E−04 1.30 IMAGE:666794 666794 0.00013 1.89 Hypothetical LOC388170 AP2S1 739109 1.54E−04 1.34 KCNQ2 179534 1.72E−04 2.09 GPD1 628418 1.96E−04 1.52 RIN1 741406 2.48E−04 1.86 CHRDL2 485872 2.57E−04 1.73 DCAMKL1 232388 2.72E−04 1.60 SIAT8F 667110 2.77E−04 2.03 DC12 724895 2.88E−04 1.92 SIAT8B 33133 3.13E−04 1.60 EIF2C4 730834 3.16E−04 1.49 BIC 743270 3.28E−04 1.81 ARHGAP10 731380 3.60E−04 1.99 LEF1 713913 3.70E−04 1.71 NTRK2 2048801 4.50E−04 2.29 IMAGE:485104 485104 4.70E−04 2.48 Transcribed locus RNF32 731422 4.98E−04 2.09 SQLE 124781 5.03E−04 1.66 IMAGE:731616 731616 5.26E−04 3.04 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686A102 (from clone DKFZp686A102) SCMH1 724014 6.07E−04 2.30 DEXI 668186 6.32E−04 1.36 MGC23909 731598 6.41E−04 2.10 BAP1 1012990 7.10E−04 1.80 ANP32E 382738 7.26E−04 2.05 TRIM8 714498 7.33E−04 1.56 IMAGE:745072 745072 7.40E−04 1.93 Transcribed locus PDCD1LG1 1942634 7.59E−04 1.52 MRC2 342581 7.65E−04 2.22 MAP2 347503 7.82E−04 1.76 C6orf216 731742 7.88E−04 1.57 PSEN1 724537 7.95E−04 1.31 HSPC159 365045 0.00081 1.76 IMAGE:738424 738424 8.19E−04 1.34 IMAGE:724556 724556 8.66E−04 1.50 Transcribed locus C21orf84 730814 8.68E−04 2.00 OAS1 666703 9.26E−04 2.23 CASP5 341763 9.75E−04 2.21 S100A16 739851 1.01E−03 1.47 IMAGE:744841 744841 1.03E−03 1.41 LOC441054 ULK4 744895 1.08E−03 1.64 FAM44C 726894 1.12E−03 1.33 COX6A1 512910 1.14E−03 1.51 FLJ11184 384404 1.18E−03 1.80 DAB1 382621 1.21E−03 1.54 IMAGE:744074 744074 1.27E−03 2.29 Transcribed locus TIMP2 258127 1.32E−03 1.39 IMAGE:364741 364741 1.34E−03 2.17 PSG3 136747 1.35E−03 1.64 PRKCABP 1174342 1.35E−03 1.40 SLC6A1 177967 1.37E−03 1.86 MEOX1 760065 1.49E−03 1.93 IMAGE:177857 177857 1.53E−03 2.02 Transcribed locus MGC19604 687468 1.55E−03 1.36 SAP30L 723950 1.58E−03 1.41 BIN1 2384812 1.64E−03 1.53 PTGES 504646 1.64E−03 1.43 IMAGE:740105 740105 1.64E−03 1.53 KIAA1754L 365056 0.00167 1.75 LOC56251 137478 1.68E−03 1.57 IMAGE:378458 378458 1.69E−03 1.55 GNAI1 753215 1.73E−03 1.44 PARD3 724642 1.75E−03 1.57 AURKC 731021 1.76E−03 1.69 IL2RA 3054031 1.76E−03 1.69 RPL27A 178255 1.79E−03 3.05 F5 433155 1.87E−03 1.65 FOXN4 731076 1.90E−03 1.85 IMAGE:744410 744410 1.92E−03 1.56 Transcribed locus IMAGE:743603 743603 1.93E−03 1.66 LOC388284 731722 1.97E−03 1.47 LOC440434 742046 1.99E−03 1.34 IMAGE:727289 727289 2.04E−03 1.77 Transcribed locus SRGAP2 714493 2.13E−03 1.65 SYNPO 178792 2.14E−03 1.40 VAV2 1581686 2.16E−03 1.32 S100A12 1705397 2.17E−03 1.46 CTRL 1308954 2.29E−03 1.39 C2orf7 366243 2.30E−03 1.28 FLJ25067 667252 2.36E−03 2.56 PPP2R4 731590 2.38E−03 1.43 ME3 724238 2.43E−03 2.15 IMAGE:730924 730924 2.50E−03 1.36 Transcribed locus SLC39A2 504596 2.62E−03 1.38 USP4 544818 2.64E−03 1.80 JUP 35628 2.70E−03 1.96 VDAC1 486221 2.72E−03 1.46 TM4SF9 381032 2.75E−03 1.30 KLHL9 501527 2.76E−03 1.31 CLECSF12 258865 2.77E−03 3.51 GPI 741474 2.79E−03 1.35 SPATA5L1 724884 2.81E−03 1.72 IGHM 276658 2.82E−03 1.56 BCL2L12 1186334 2.85E−03 1.30 MGC20781 731227 2.96E−03 1.49 IMAGE:665649 665649 3.08E−03 1.66 Transcribed locus IMAGE:1859532 1859532 3.11E−03 1.43 DLX5 564878 0.00313 1.98 LILRB5 71428 3.20E−03 1.73 IMAGE:666279 666279 3.21E−03 2.30 CDNA FLJ30779 fis, clone FEBRA2000815 PHC2 668146 3.23E−03 1.82 MPST 731241 3.28E−03 1.79 IMAGE:2575 257555 3.32E−03 1.59 KIAA1463 381118 3.39E−03 1.44 ATP2B4 665814 3.43E−03 1.68 MFAP3L 726821 3.43E−03 1.35 OSR1 364686 3.58E−03 1.84 PRDX2 208439 3.74E−03 1.33 HP 82687 3.76E−03 1.46 COX5A 1085884 3.78E−03 1.67 QIL1 727296 3.79E−03 1.32 PCGF4 740457 3.90E−03 1.75 IMAGE:667527 667527 3.94E−03 1.96 LHB 1671903 4.01E−03 1.60 PLCG2 201467 4.13E−03 1.56 TTC7B 135379 4.23E−03 1.58 FKBP6 795736 4.28E−03 1.55 TFF1 1075949 4.28E−03 2.13 H17 739432 4.31E−03 1.32 IMAGE:363955 363955 4.31E−03 1.67 Transcribed locus IMAGE:213529 213529 4.47E−03 1.62 Transcribed locus SIGLEC7 743331 4.53E−03 1.71 ANXA11 137238 4.53E−03 1.26 IMAGE:743619 743619 4.59E−03 1.60 ZNF258 1241974 4.73E−03 1.22 COX6B1 632026 5.11E−03 1.39 S100A16 730699 5.32E−03 1.34 KIAA0759 743451 5.36E−03 2.52 TRIP12 665820 5.38E−03 1.70 MDH1 725188 5.49E−03 1.31 MUTED 731202 5.62E−03 1.98 IMAGE:379937 379937 5.72E−03 1.80 WIPI49 487148 5.74E−03 1.56 BAK1 1288183 5.81E−03 2.02 CREBBP 172996 5.83E−03 1.75 SIAT8C 382069 5.88E−03 1.52 HMG20A 731277 5.90E−03 1.94 VTN 230126 5.96E−03 1.78 NME7 743982 6.01E−03 2.37 IMAGE:743579 743579 6.02E−03 2.02 SDHA 40304 6.05E−03 1.48 SLC2A4RG 376983 6.10E−03 1.42 CTXN1 179266 6.29E−03 1.40 LOC113655 40134 6.31E−03 1.36 BAK1 235938 6.36E−03 1.77 IMAGE:731689 731689 6.44E−03 1.30 Transcribed locus SYCP2 136863 6.55E−03 2.05 C20orf18 665433 6.64E−03 2.01 IMAGE:727067 727067 6.69E−03 1.57 Similar to hypothetical protein SB153 isoform 1 IMAGE:743078 743078 6.71E−03 1.39 ETV4 809959 6.71E−03 1.50 GALNT7 381854 6.94E−03 1.65 TOSO 813174 7.04E−03 1.58 BMP5 1846326 0.00714 1.63 MAK 382002 7.18E−03 1.46 JAK1 2030501 7.23E−03 1.71 ATP11B 666334 7.37E−03 2.27 HRK 767779 7.39E−03 1.99 MCC 731305 7.50E−03 2.48 RABL5 471829 0.00755 1.27 MAPRE2 383868 7.81E−03 2.35 COX7B 566862 8.32E−03 1.55 IMAGE:731758 731758 8.39E−03 1.72 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_081070.1 kiaa-iso protein homolog; Band 47B [Mus musculus] MATN1 1624260 8.41E−03 1.44 CD33 1917430 8.43E−03 1.72 PPIL4 364777 8.46E−03 2.28 DPF2 743519 0.00849 1.49 FSHPRH1 667355 8.90E−03 1.40 ZNF319 364729 8.93E−03 2.52 RHOD 591907 9.04E−03 1.29 MESP1 25865 0.00912 1.20 CASP10 241481 9.15E−03 1.98 ALDH3A1 525221 9.76E−03 1.81 KIAA0427 127507 9.77E−03 1.35 GCAT 307094 9.92E−03 1.26 LOC339903 135352 9.92E−03 1.52 C22orf16 236119 9.93E−03 1.46 NDUFS3 743811 9.99E−03 1.24 GNAS 382791 1.00E−02 1.90 IMAGE:742061 742061 1.00E−02 1.60 MAPK3 323438 1.00E−02 1.62 FLJ21159 251147 1.02E−02 1.27 APIN 364706 1.02E−02 1.83 LRRIQ2 487152 1.07E−02 1.54 MRPL45 364717 1.11E−02 1.66 IMAGE:136686 136686 1.14E−02 1.36 LOC284669 364885 1.18E−02 1.56 ATF4 178348 1.22E−02 1.34 GRIK2 731363 1.24E−02 1.32 CLIC4 666085 1.25E−02 1.41 PLCG1 1174287 1.28E−02 1.79 KIF27 667657 1.29E−02 1.35 CXCL13 347362 1.30E−02 1.37 DDX54 743268 1.34E−02 1.35 GJA5 196338 1.36E−02 1.68 C6orf176 173200 1.37E−02 1.39 ALDH1A3 486189 1.37E−02 1.99 IMAGE:665403 665403 1.37E−02 1.52 Transcribed locus CCDC6 487848 1.38E−02 1.40 IMAGE:745512 745512 1.43E−02 1.38 GLRX2 731044 1.45E−02 1.39 NIFIE14 472160 1.51E−02 1.26 C10orf99 713624 1.53E−02 1.22 C15orf29 177775 1.53E−02 1.46 SEPW1 173628 1.60E−02 2.05 UBE2D2 594655 1.63E−02 1.27 IMAGE:744616 744616 1.64E−02 1.40 DNA damage repair and recombination protein RAD52 pseudogene IMAGE:364932 364932 1.65E−02 1.44 CDNA FLJ35491 fis, clone SMINT2008625, moderately similar to GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM H PROTEIN PRECURSOR PRKCDBP 157847 1.67E−02 1.44 IMAGE:744899 744899 1.67E−02 1.56 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:4837072, mRNA C4orf16 681890 1.67E−02 1.32 IMAGE:745133 745133 1.70E−02 1.21 Transcribed locus EIF4EBP1 713608 1.71E−02 1.38 ATP5G3 740090 1.74E−02 1.37 MAD2L2 727178 1.74E−02 1.35 DMD 743394 1.75E−02 1.74 MRPS11 471574 1.82E−02 1.80 FBXO46 471664 1.82E−02 1.61 RASAL2 486304 1.86E−02 1.95 C6orf118 731745 1.88E−02 1.34 SNX8 366585 1.96E−02 1.29 ABR 1012903 1.97E−02 1.35 IMAGE:24587 24587 2.03E−02 1.31 IMAGE:742837 742837 2.03E−02 1.58 Transcribed locus ELK4 236155 2.07E−02 1.27 NME1 726600 2.13E−02 1.48 GAPD 152847 2.13E−02 1.54 OR7E38P 486540 2.17E−02 1.22 MGC29784 731019 2.22E−02 1.19 PIP 985457 2.28E−02 1.26 IMAGE:383718 383718 2.36E−02 1.51 AD023 731645 2.37E−02 1.29 PML 724554 2.45E−02 1.17 UQCRC1 714414 2.46E−02 1.42 CBL 1578721 2.49E−02 1.30 CGI-128 786662 2.51E−02 1.24 IMAGE:383966 383966 0.02518 1.31 CIRH1A 261500 2.55E−02 1.24 DUSP3 119772 2.65E−02 1.28 PDXP 743182 2.81E−02 1.28 DGKQ 366233 2.90E−02 1.19 KIAA1277 364822 2.94E−02 1.50 AMD1 132752 2.95E−02 1.17 LHFPL2 364356 2.98E−02 1.46 PCSK6 31924 2.99E−02 2.16 KIAA1280 366085 2.99E−02 1.23 SLIT1 38403 3.10E−02 1.26 FLJ22471 668510 3.10E−02 2.44 CD8B1 1743279 3.27E−02 1.19 IMAGE:743290 743290 3.35E−02 2.01 Transcribed locus RUNX1 263251 3.39E−02 1.42 SYP 30471 3.40E−02 2.11 PPAP2C 486447 3.41E−02 1.33 PINK1 729929 3.44E−02 1.30 TYMS 2242054 3.49E−02 1.22 IMAGE:382521 382521 3.52E−02 1.54 DIO1 296702 3.53E−02 1.45 C1QBP 173371 3.57E−02 1.52 PSMD11 383945 3.57E−02 1.54 LAD1 121551 3.59E−02 1.17 MIF 179133 3.59E−02 1.26 CCL28 136919 3.61E−02 1.21 PTPN4 666367 3.61E−02 1.40 DUSP24 740158 3.70E−02 1.57 IMAGE:682585 682585 3.86E−02 1.27 SPI1 1285305 3.92E−02 1.34 DECR2 730942 3.93E−02 1.39 ABCA8 284828 3.95E−02 1.45 HSPC072 668329 0.04017 1.73 SAFB 42280 4.07E−02 2.48 IMAGE:136121 136121 4.07E−02 1.55 CDNA FLJ10247 fis, clone HEMBB1000705 DOK5 25664 4.11E−02 1.56 TGFB3 1561035 4.20E−02 1.32 IRAK1 379200 4.23E−02 1.16 EPRS 669549 0.04334 1.16 FLJ23577 668452 4.35E−02 2.08 HTATIP2 726618 4.36E−02 1.18 PANK1 256177 4.38E−02 1.20 DCXR 724596 4.46E−02 1.22 KCNK4 743016 4.52E−02 1.36 ITGA5 135671 4.55E−02 1.28 SYT7 177827 0.04549 1.53 NDUFA7 364469 4.59E−02 1.21 VIL2 124701 4.66E−02 1.26 FLJ35630 485652 4.66E−02 1.21 MLPH 667259 4.73E−02 1.76 RAB8A 712118 4.81E−02 1.31 SFN 346610 4.83E−02 1.16 FLJ12517 743220 4.86E−02 1.14 CLGN 1049033 0.04934 1.66

TABLE 19 OTA- atypical Under name cloid p-value fold ZNF76 745003 7.8753E−23 0.60 POLR2A 740130 3.2874E−20 0.58 RODH 471641  9.42E−18 0.13 LOC126669 682088 1.5036E−17 0.59 LOC340073 731404 5.6235E−17 0.47 IMAGE:2254555 2254555 5.0996E−16 0.58 CDKN1C 2381770 1.0691E−13 0.57 CDH1 214008 2.0729E−13 0.38 CLDN7 300268  3.277E−13 0.64 ZBTB16 2467442 1.2466E−10 0.40 CD63 125552 3.0515E−09 0.72 C21orf55 666517 8.6603E−09 0.65 RNF123 366159 1.3739E−08 0.76 IMAGE:740927 740927 2.5316E−08 0.57 CFH 665784 4.6026E−08 0.37 BAT3 24392 3.2661E−07 0.73 RBBP7 727457 5.0481E−07 0.87 GATA3 148796 5.6774E−07 0.55 MGP 590264 5.8207E−07 0.33 APOL1 665632 8.5144E−07 0.40 CXCL14 345034 1.0689E−06 0.15 CCL5 840753 3.0169E−06 0.44 CAV1 309645 3.7112E−06 0.25 TIE1 743043  4.493E−06 0.71 LOC286076 731275 5.0989E−06 0.67 ESRRBL1 51232 9.4953E−06 0.69 SOSTDC1 667048 1.0076E−05 0.81 APOD 838611 1.4867E−05 0.25 GPNMB 773330 1.5722E−05 0.26 HMGB2 884365 2.4273E−05 0.50 TP53I11 667514 3.3387E−05 0.48 DHRS6 364412 7.2289E−05 0.71 PLAC9 366115 7.6205E−05 0.46 CAPN3 757248 0.00010028 0.61 FRZB 146049 0.00010878 0.56 COL1A1 140347 0.00011911 0.26 BCL2 342181 0.00013964 0.65 IMAGE:727123 727123 0.00016327 0.75 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_004491.1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C isoform b; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C2 protein; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C1 protein [Homo sapiens] LRP1 30219 0.00018822 0.52 MMP2 155839 0.00020213 0.42 NUP214 382612 0.0002167 0.53 SPON2 723923 0.00025027 0.73 IGSF10 682276 0.00026272 0.65 TBC1D22A 682479 0.00027374 0.73 DKFZp434M202 743118 0.00029492 0.69 C10orf116 740941 0.00029723 0.40 CD5 356841 0.00035219 0.75 IMAGE:53081 53081 0.00035776 0.78 TSC 745490 0.0003911 0.42 ANKRD28 687381 0.00040418 0.55 CCND1 324079 0.00045244 0.69 IMAGE:173818 173818 0.00050225 0.81 Transcribed locus MGAT3 731060 0.00051388 0.57 NCB5OR 743367 0.00053407 0.55 SPTLC2 365000 0.00057248 0.79 PRKCQ 669149 0.00057256 0.53 SFRP4 285693 0.00057595 0.48 IMAGE:731398 731398 0.00067333 0.67 PPP3CC 110481 0.00069215 0.74 IQCF3 726578 0.00080815 0.68 ARHGEF6 687990 0.00086388 0.66 TIAM1 23612 0.00089109 0.31 IMAGE:723752 723752 0.00092229 0.68 AQP11 713831 0.00092762 0.47 CD3E 1536968 0.00093072 0.45 NT5C2 725076 0.00099636 0.57 LYPLA3 471702 0.00102036 0.58 S100A10 119939 0.00120361 0.56 SEPT-05 448163 0.0012145 0.26 GLT8D2 365271 0.00131886 0.39 HDAC9 738506 0.00143075 0.72 BDKRB2 665674 0.00144781 0.51 DF 666128 0.00145035 0.26 NFE2L2 29541 0.00153006 0.77 FXYD1 204686 0.00159585 0.67 IMAGE:731665 731665 0.00167237 0.54 RANBP10 682251 0.00172358 0.72 LOC284371 724126 0.00245517 0.71 IMAGE:22908 22908 0.00250266 0.76 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_775735.1 I(3)mbt- like 4 [Homo sapiens] PLA2G2A 152802 0.00253136 0.70 CASP4 356960 0.00285061 0.83 EVI5L 173119 0.00338218 0.63 APOL3 366289 0.00370487 0.58 AMPD2 669141 0.00384401 0.82 PLXNB2 1420676 0.00409831 0.58 RDH5 682109 0.00428632 0.62 ECM1 301122 0.0044458 0.27 CD47 357442 0.00479452 0.62 STYX 174879 0.00490228 0.58 S100A4 868577 0.00504892 0.35 ASGR1 25883 0.00527851 0.44 SLAMF8 288807 0.00568981 0.70 PP784 366089 0.00582582 0.66 IMAGE:471852 471852 0.005834 0.73 CDNA FLJ4006 TIMP1 162246 0.00610248 0.40 LGALS3BP 742100 0.0066389 0.36 IMAGE:743722 743722 0.00674466 0.66 MGC40214 666455 0.00721803 0.78 CITED1 265558 0.00748256 0.43 FLJ14351 744943 0.00769555 0.30 IMAGE:379279 379279 0.00786189 0.64 IMAGE:668924 668924 0.00797669 0.71 ACTB 203166 0.00896929 0.86 FLJ21918 194302 0.00901426 0.67 SNRP70 729971 0.00908157 0.56 C4A 724366 0.01003098 0.46 IMAGE:682311 682311 0.01031247 0.74 LOC440722 ITPR1 667348 0.0106412 0.59 SIAT4B 365877 0.01066903 0.62 C14orf140 731423 0.01082785 0.77 C7orf27 713859 0.0108452 0.76 SMARCA5 730037 0.01143683 0.65 FOXM1 23641 0.01240416 0.57 FLJ20674 713837 0.01347485 0.86 MTUS1 376597 0.01348587 0.64 IMAGE:135125 135125 0.01360246 0.58 SGSH 669263 0.01424674 0.53 IFNAR2 123950 0.01445371 0.83 EPHB6 172982 0.0150956 0.32 CAV1 1911930 0.0153774 0.38 CAPNS1 152655 0.01547068 0.73 RUNX3 122874 0.0160785 0.64 GADD45GIP1 1084386 0.0161436 0.73 GJA1 839101 0.01616925 0.53 IMAGE:251427 251427 0.01673194 0.77 FBXO21 666168 0.01684513 0.65 SLC9A5 112819 0.01735236 0.69 TSHR 565317 0.01748004 0.48 SPDEF 1188588 0.01788258 0.85 KRT17 366889 0.01859126 0.56 IMAGE:743485 743485 0.0187952 0.69 Similar to RIKEN cDNA E130306M17 gene HN1 471568 0.01882732 0.70 IMAGE:744505 744505 0.02002197 0.73 IQCA 669510 0.02005822 0.58 LOC286272 667361 0.02077784 0.71 PDLIM1 135689 0.02118121 0.45 LOC91526 666564 0.0217601 0.76 IMAGE:738332 738332 0.02220518 0.29 Transcribed locus IMAGE:23765 23765 0.02343381 0.68 NYREN18 668584 0.02345468 0.80 PIGV 669319 0.02466844 0.79 PLA2G6 744087 0.02496728 0.48 POU2F2 188393 0.02538555 0.68 PRKG1 667587 0.02549526 0.75 SOD3 795309 0.02637889 0.38 DAXX 292042 0.02655992 0.75 TM4SF9 812967 0.02671422 0.50 YTHDF3 135450 0.02725943 0.66 CCND3 327182 0.02743722 0.87 IMAGE:666946 666946 0.02807361 0.74 C20orf19 366032 0.02845889 0.64 CCL19 1707527 0.02868686 0.38 SNTB2 667310 0.02953683 0.87 TOE1 52897 0.02974582 0.65 GPC3 137131 0.029841 0.65 PBXIP1 366042 0.0300236 0.49 KIAA1196 738938 0.03031142 0.81 IMAGE:725726 725726 0.03126401 0.58 Hypothetical gene supported by AK093801 RIPK3 667313 0.03128138 0.63 IMAGE:665392 665392 0.03169622 0.61 Hypothetical LOC388790 BMP5 1846326 0.03227381 0.72 TCEA2 730149 0.03292087 0.76 ZFOC1 744606 0.0347902 0.67 CKLFSF3 489249 0.03501322 0.71 SENP6 739237 0.0350721 0.62 LEMD1 731047 0.03610772 0.58 PSPC1 687541 0.03646334 0.90 NPFF 365161 0.03913586 0.58 THAP3 687800 0.0399181 0.58 CCNE1 68950 0.04140347 0.50 IMMP2L 136260 0.04147879 0.86 FOXO3A 109142 0.04212529 0.61 BMP4 69166 0.04398031 0.63 CCNE1 357807 0.04398241 0.64 SULT1E1 207926 0.04421397 0.74 KLRB1 2091591 0.04434553 0.72 FGF4 1550616 0.04512349 0.59 TUSC1 740381 0.04739201 0.67 IMAGE:731714 731714 0.04824836 0.59 CDNA FLJ26188 fis, clone ADG04821 FLJ10707 364575 0.04833655 0.83 TRAF5 1286238 0.04846001 0.70 FMO5 364526 0.04864895 0.72 FOXO1A 151247 0.0489662 0.57

TABLE 20 OTA- atypical Over name cloid p-value fold IMAGE:724556 724556 5.95E−07 1.25 Transcribed locus HSPC072 668329 2.07E−04 1.40 C6orf176 173200 1.24E−03 1.75 KNS2 174654 3.56E−03 1.13 MGC20781 731227 4.21E−03 1.22 MATN1 1624260 1.44E−02 1.52 IMAGE:743078 743078 1.47E−02 1.17 FBXW5 739576 2.20E−02 1.28 IL2RA 3054031 3.15E−02 1.32 DUSP3 119772 4.06E−02 1.66

TABLE 21 OTC Under name cloid p-value fold IMAGE:727123 727123 2.7617E−23 0.68 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_004491.1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C isoform b; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C2 protein; nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle C1 protein [Homo sapiens] C4A 724366 6.3678E−20 0.11 APOL3 366289 4.4335E−16 0.39 RODH 471641 3.0605E−14 0.24 TIMP3 501476 3.8968E−14 0.35 FLJ14351 744943 1.8705E−13 0.12 EPHA4 2237263 3.9675E−13 0.44 MMP2 155839 5.2372E−13 0.32 COL1A1 140347  1.232E−12 0.22 IMP-2 743774 1.8908E−12 0.27 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 6.4804E−12 0.26 GLT8D2 365271 2.3704E−11 0.28 SPINL 236399 3.4967E−11 0.33 C14orf140 731423 4.4437E−11 0.78 LOC120224 252291 4.4649E−11 0.60 TM4SF9 812967 5.8913E−11 0.51 MGC99813 739097 1.1187E−10 0.20 LYPLA3 471702 1.5636E−10 0.70 PLXNB2 1420676 1.9854E−10 0.34 CRABP1 739193 2.1378E−10 0.14 PREB 740347  2.692E−10 0.23 FRMD4B 669564 8.1194E−10 0.51 BAZ2B 609631 8.1218E−10 0.63 IMAGE:731751 731751 1.6927E−09 0.48 Transcribed locus IMAGE:666671 666671 1.1003E−08 0.58 Transcribed locus TSC 745490 1.8198E−08 0.27 SFRP4 285693 2.4749E−08 0.35 MRC2 235882 1.2867E−07 0.39 CICE 725791 1.6529E−07 0.49 TIAM1 23612 1.8313E−07 0.35 CXCL14 345034 1.8994E−07 0.08 NBL1 503874 1.9736E−07 0.24 APOD 838611 3.0261E−07 0.18 MT1F 81911 3.9725E−07 0.18 HBA2 469647 4.0621E−07 0.22 TP53I11 667514 4.8536E−07 0.46 INHBB 730012 6.3101E−07 0.35 SPATA12 730300 6.4449E−07 0.60 C10orf116 740941 1.0112E−06 0.25 HOXB6 738358 1.8287E−06 0.76 GPR124 486493 2.4789E−06 0.50 URB 809719 2.7159E−06 0.54 LAPTM4A 726684 3.1145E−06 0.47 IMAGE:687667 687667 3.4863E−06 0.30 CDNA clone IMAGE:4811759, partial cds TIMP1 162246 3.5649E−06 0.26 TPM2 740620 3.6412E−06 0.27 SENP6 366436 5.3738E−06 0.55 SALL4 726454 5.8869E−06 0.35 HBB 469549 8.147E−06 0.25 ETF1 146976 9.4951E−06 0.44 CFH 665784 1.0597E−05 0.40 RFX2 731738 1.0616E−05 0.48 HNRPA3 365349 1.0734E−05 0.65 MGC5395 238840 1.0969E−05 0.40 C4A 491004 1.1538E−05 0.33 RUNX3 122874 1.5173E−05 0.60 IMAGE:46991 46991 1.5437E−05 0.44 Similar to breakpoint cluster region isoform 1 CDH16 726763 1.6824E−05 0.33 MT1F 78353 1.9038E−05 0.15 IMAGE:738896 738896 1.9575E−05 0.15 FBXL16 178908 2.0945E−05 0.80 NFIB 416959 2.1672E−05 0.69 ZNF251 486401 2.9225E−05 0.25 APOL1 665632 2.923E−05 0.45 RP4-622L5 742590 2.9406E−05 0.57 GIMAP5 180259 3.1108E−05 0.45 MGC40214 666455 3.4186E−05 0.61 RPS6KA2 22711 3.7532E−05 0.50 BDKRB2 665674 3.7744E−05 0.36 GATA3 148796 3.7841E−05 0.37 CERKL 489326 3.7966E−05 0.55 ASGR1 25883 3.8987E−05 0.45 GNAI2 724306 4.1649E−05 0.44 ZNF76 745003 4.1776E−05 0.43 CLDN1 594279 4.3619E−05 0.25 IMAGE:342256 342256 5.2243E−05 0.15 SIN3A 26455 5.6921E−05 0.61 CKLFSF4 143759 5.7456E−05 0.79 KIAA0515 687852  7.835E−05 0.52 LASP1 592598 8.0253E−05 0.35 MGC17299 713422 8.7659E−05 0.55 CaMKIINalpha 173820 9.6232E−05 0.49 VPS13D 136560 0.00011233 0.58 GABRE 209137 0.00011566 0.56 TNFSF12 136361 0.00011734 0.64 IMAGE:743205 743205 0.00011953 0.45 PBXIP1 366042 0.00012575 0.41 ARID1B 665538 0.00013937 0.88 SYN3 727056 0.00015868 0.41 ABCB1 1837488 0.00015965 0.54 DNALI1 782688 0.00017057 0.23 PLA2G6 744087 0.00017386 0.35 SLC6A8 725877 0.00018797 0.26 PIK3CA 2238108 0.0001957 0.37 PPP1CA 257259 0.00019642 0.71 LRP5 725836 0.00020223 0.55 PDE8A 666154 0.00021562 0.62 FLJ27523 743246 0.00022705 0.42 RAP1GA1 971276 0.00023382 0.61 SEPT-05 448163 0.000238 0.20 DCN 666410 0.00024122 0.29 POLI 137720 0.00024263 0.46 CABIN1 1844968 0.0002434 0.40 TNFRSF1B 73703 0.00024434 0.58 CD34 770858 0.00024685 0.51 LRP2 2055272 0.00025885 0.40 NOG 487474 0.00027732 0.72 WDR5 731023 0.00030289 0.75 ITPR1 667348 0.00033483 0.53 BAI3 50491 0.00034402 0.59 POLR2A 740130 0.00034704 0.41 HIS1 342551 0.0003806 0.65 IFITM3 713623 0.00038781 0.42 LILRA1 2032639 0.0004104 0.50 SPON2 723923 0.00044302 0.72 KLRD1 2728204 0.00045592 0.57 IMAGE:176543 176543 0.00046548 0.56 GATA4 781738 0.00048721 0.63 GJA1 839101 0.00054374 0.55 SLA 32339 0.00055491 0.48 IMAGE:731357 731357 0.00055529 0.78 Transcribed locus DJ462O23.2 738970 0.00060349 0.52 FLJ35794 364204 0.00060589 0.56 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 0.0007481 0.28 FLJ10707 364575 0.00076696 0.45 LOC388886 34007 0.00076698 0.52 FLJ20254 135096 0.00078261 0.56 DHRS6 364412 0.00080511 0.46 TPD52 743259 0.00081655 0.21 APOE 1870594 0.0008476 0.47 IL11RA 1101773 0.00099007 0.45 DGKQ 366233 0.00099155 0.66 CCL15 342290 0.00110731 0.39 CDR2 366067 0.00112025 0.86 TSHR 565317 0.00115444 0.46 IMAGE:742853 742853 0.00116933 0.59 NFE2L2 29541 0.00119931 0.55 ATXN1 682528 0.00121938 0.47 MLL 80688 0.00127262 0.45 IMAGE:731398 731398 0.00132903 0.54 AQP11 713831 0.00135026 0.55 ALDH1A1 309697 0.00135541 0.46 ZNF395 744983 0.00139312 0.56 TLN1 187482 0.00151133 0.41 HCLS1 665452 0.00155934 0.62 PDCD4 665376 0.00163269 0.51 CDH3 359051 0.00167179 0.53 PDGFRL 139242 0.00172177 0.49 CCL19 1707527 0.00177893 0.16 IMAGE:731726 731726 0.00179977 0.32 Transcribed locus IMAGE:145112 145112 0.0018241 0.60 IMAGE:744055 744055 0.00184821 0.53 Transcribed locus CA11 282587 0.00186777 0.56 MBNL1 136114 0.00190617 0.49 GCLC 1526058 0.00195642 0.55 PLAC9 366115 0.00200838 0.41 IFNAR2 123950 0.0023353 0.66 TIE1 743043 0.00253709 0.65 CTBP2 416744 0.00258981 0.73 CD3E 1536968 0.0026095 0.40 CAV1 309645 0.00270324 0.31 IMAGE:738332 738332 0.00290812 0.48 Transcribed locus KLHL9 471696 0.00300852 0.53 CITED2 365090 0.00301673 0.53 SNTB2 667310 0.00308273 0.61 FABP5 1088781 0.00315076 0.38 GATA2 149809 0.00322922 0.74 EVI5L 173119 0.00323442 0.59 IMAGE:724416 724416 0.00338129 0.41 Transcribed locus FAM38B 743146 0.00379144 0.69 FOXO3A 109142 0.00389287 0.46 SELE 1239535 0.00404397 0.57 FLT4 668815 0.00404811 0.52 SATB1 364510 0.00409049 0.50 KIAA1196 738938 0.00430547 0.64 SLC25A23 741954 0.00436505 0.53 ZNF580 668089 0.00454562 0.52 FOXO1A 151247 0.00472685 0.58 SEPT-02 729542 0.00479294 0.49 IMAGE:665833 665833 0.00484015 0.76 APLP2 549054 0.00487222 0.45 PMS2 116906 0.00494457 0.54 IMAGE:666946 666946 0.00542678 0.76 SEMA7A 135941 0.00543695 0.28 IMAGE:472111 472111 0.00552796 0.48 Transcribed locus E2F5 809828 0.00605492 0.36 YTHDF3 135450 0.00636167 0.57 CDC42EP2 26651 0.00640863 0.72 PCSK5 2115808 0.0064231 0.54 FLJ34433 713671 0.00657683 0.61 IMAGE:743615 743615 0.00685838 0.72 Full- length cDNA clone CS0DK001YE19 of HeLa cells Cot 25- normalized of Homo sapiens (human) IMAGE:731714 731714 0.00686952 0.54 CDNA FLJ26188 fis, clone ADG04821 DF 666128 0.00697577 0.45 NCAM1 366842 0.00698396 0.61 PTK2 724892 0.00728776 0.51 PH-4 730938 0.00757078 0.68 IMAGE:22908 22908 0.00791864 0.76 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_775735.1 I(3)mbt-like 4 [Homo sapiens] CCND1 324079 0.00834738 0.55 GLG1 365613 0.00835991 0.55 UNC13D 231903 0.00842373 0.75 IMAGE:743422 743422 0.00847541 0.73 PSPC1 687541 0.00850591 0.57 RBM25 668360 0.00902449 0.65 GRM3 287843 0.00907766 0.63 CKLFSF3 489249 0.00916924 0.59 BCL2 342181 0.00939327 0.59 SLC17A2 207920 0.00940866 0.53 PRUNE 364324 0.00946088 0.57 RDH5 682109 0.00962973 0.63 NCB5OR 743367 0.00984276 0.42 CDKN1C 2381770 0.00996888 0.48 LIPT1 22085 0.01008465 0.66 FLJ12903 730123 0.0108591 0.71 MORF4L1 135875 0.01141387 0.65 UBE1L 250883 0.01157076 0.42 ADCY3 667061 0.01187515 0.57 LOC284371 724126 0.01210721 0.70 JAG2 1521706 0.01220002 0.75 LPXN 687679 0.01248551 0.62 ABCC3 208097 0.01252558 0.49 ANKRD20B 745106 0.01264616 0.47 PIAS1 38789 0.01268674 0.62 TBC1D22A 682479 0.01361669 0.65 ZFOC1 744606 0.01461132 0.50 IMAGE:668684 668684 0.01465001 0.76 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_209041.2 PREDICTED: similar to KIAA1503 protein [Homo sapiens] SSH3 726272 0.01468164 0.57 KIAA0759 743451 0.01491078 0.72 GPR108 25949 0.01515322 0.66 RBM5 744001 0.01521305 0.61 APOE 1870594 0.01533491 0.39 TJP1 179334 0.01571594 0.59 FMNL2 364568 0.01590097 0.84 CCNE1 357807 0.0161434 0.56 MGP 590264 0.01616941 0.33 PEF 137353 0.01649136 0.55 SULT1E1 207926 0.01665512 0.78 IMAGE:731298 731298 0.01703394 0.84 CDNA FLJ42482 fis, clone BRACE2032134 BTBD14B 173288 0.01718026 0.75 HMGN1 565754 0.01756741 0.79 BMP4 69166 0.01801726 0.58 NYREN18 668584 0.01840274 0.46 LOC92154 364926 0.01851848 0.85 FCGBP 154172 0.01854199 0.38 IMAGE:725726 725726 0.01874028 0.62 Hypothetical gene supported by AK093801 TETRAN 725340 0.01946568 0.67 IMAGE:23765 23765 0.01959004 0.59 NEXN 687625 0.01961234 0.68 PHC3 743391 0.01961756 0.75 DAXX 292042 0.02012924 0.62 LILRA1 2032639 0.02041049 0.50 OAZ2 128694 0.02088621 0.67 NR6A1 258666 0.0209244 0.71 NUP214 382612 0.02101788 0.61 CLPX 725394 0.02137618 0.68 ANKRD28 687381 0.02170849 0.65 KDR 469345 0.02183637 0.52 MXD4 730036 0.0218509 0.56 DCTN1 180640 0.02191199 0.73 POU2F2 188393 0.02191557 0.58 TOE1 52897 0.02192014 0.76 RAD51L1 295412 0.02193486 0.59 ESRRBL1 51232 0.02212668 0.59 HMGB2 884365 0.02272167 0.86 MGC4707 744945 0.02301085 0.66 OTUB1 174683 0.02338881 0.55 GC 195340 0.02456764 0.71 CASP7 279470 0.02489014 0.73 NFYA 731648 0.02499428 0.82 IMAGE:665392 665392 0.02506006 0.73 Hypothetical LOC388790 CTH 730606 0.02560935 0.65 C19orf33 379540 0.02578478 0.73 PTK2B 43541 0.0261765 0.68 PVRL2 725364 0.02620575 0.71 LOC340073 731404 0.0263198 0.51 CPXM2 729924 0.0263992 0.75 FLJ22794 137454 0.02646663 0.53 DELGEF 665437 0.02657829 0.78 NR2F1 253386 0.02669705 0.57 COL18A1 359202 0.02671076 0.51 IMAGE:731685 731685 0.02686807 0.68 Transcribed locus PP1201 364974 0.02732106 0.66 PDLIM1 135689 0.0279473 0.36 MAP3K4 727229 0.02928203 0.72 ZBTB16 2467442 0.03012785 0.50 ABCC8 1417901 0.03060287 0.55 RASGRP1 725707 0.03127653 0.46 FXYD1 204686 0.03137609 0.70 RGL2 741891 0.03178792 0.54 IMAGE:53081 53081 0.03196289 0.57 SMAD4 134785 0.03265655 0.74 IGF1R 682555 0.03280651 0.65 IMAGE:22384 22384 0.03316977 0.67 CDNA FLJ34183 fis, clone FCBBF3016987 LOC286170 134858 0.03322882 0.62 IMAGE:379279 379279 0.03411148 0.70 FLJ31438 135539 0.0343791 0.68 BCL2L11 300194 0.03534285 0.74 PTHLH 2214396 0.03609798 0.74 MEF2C 687270 0.03611238 0.66 MGAT3 731060 0.03670502 0.61 IMAGE:174861 174861 0.0368892 0.83 Transcribed locus PSAT1 366388 0.03731675 0.65 PDCD1LG2 738944 0.03763056 0.70 MDC1 365288 0.03779568 0.73 CCNL1 251216 0.03836932 0.63 PAX8 545475 0.03869026 0.52 CNN1 726779 0.03890173 0.55 ACTR1B 136868 0.03907238 0.61 DKFZp434M202 743118 0.04068046 0.73 LOC339903 135352 0.04078367 0.62 MDGA1 180082 0.04209186 0.76 IMAGE:2113771 2113771 0.04219577 0.71 GALNT9 178750 0.04337842 0.66 FLJ12604 731128 0.04447831 0.69 ITIH5 179733 0.04468861 0.76 CORO1B 137205 0.04654503 0.80 IMAGE:740927 740927 0.04665612 0.58 ADAMTS9 376153 0.04687807 0.55 IMAGE:365097 365097 0.04829692 0.89 CDNA FLJ25129 fis, clone CBR06594 LRP1 30219 0.04992524 0.62

TABLE 22 OTC Over name cloid p-value fold MGC29784 731019 6.47E−04 1.40 KIAA1280 366085 7.06E−04 1.63 TIMP2 258127 8.32E−04 1.79 MAK 382002 1.57E−03 2.09 UQCRC1 714414 3.48E−03 1.32 ALDH1A3 486189 4.84E−03 1.55 MDH1 725188 5.29E−03 1.51 ZNF258 1241974 1.04E−02 1.47 OAS1 666703 1.05E−02 1.35 LRRIQ2 487152 1.21E−02 2.10 SDHA 40304 1.53E−02 3.04 BST2 811024 0.01594 1.39 MESP1 25865 1.62E−02 1.61 IMAGE:666279 666279 1.75E−02 1.51 CDNA FLJ30779 fis, clone FEBRA2000815 IMAGE:745133 745133 1.90E−02 1.54 Transcribed locus CXCL13 347362 2.06E−02 1.76 RPS6KA5 258966 2.44E−02 1.94 FBXO46 471664 2.69E−02 2.57 HP 82687 2.86E−02 1.37 IFI30 740931 2.92E−02 1.80 AP2S1 739109 3.03E−02 1.58 GPD1 628418 3.09E−02 2.22 C6orf216 731742 3.25E−02 1.76 SAFB 42280 3.28E−02 1.84 SCMH1 724014 3.33E−02 1.75 ABR 1012903 3.39E−02 1.22 BAK1 1288183 3.44E−02 2.57 IMAGE:382423 382423 3.62E−02 3.30 Transcribed locus COX6A1 512910 3.74E−02 2.21 IMAGE:667527 667527 3.79E−02 1.39 DECR2 730942 3.82E−02 1.10 AURKC 731021 4.01E−02 1.90 IL2RA 3054031 4.03E−02 1.75 DCXR 724596 4.03E−02 1.76 CTXN1 179266 4.23E−02 1.18 IMAGE:742061 742061 4.59E−02 2.62 IMAGE:667683 667683 4.60E−02 1.93 Full-length cDNA clone CS0DK008YI09 of HeLa cells Cot 25-normalized of Homo sapiens (human) IMAGE:743603 743603 4.68E−02 1.45 LILRB5 71428 4.70E−02 1.85 EIF4EBP1 713608 4.86E−02 1.76

TABLE 23 PTC Under name cloid p-value fold CDH16 726763 4.1E−17 0.36 CRABP1 739193   3E−13 0.16 MATN2 28584 4.3E−13 0.29 MGC99813 739097 5.6E−13 0.19 ASGR1 25883 2.4E−11 0.38 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 4.1E−10 0.37 HSPC159 365045 2.2E−09 0.60 PTPN4 666367 7.9E−09 0.54 IRAK1 379200 1.3E−08 0.63 GLT8D2 365271   2E−08 0.49 MGC20781 731227 2.2E−08 0.47 LOC440934 726760 2.3E−08 0.53 FLJ11184 384404 2.8E−08 0.42 KLF1 208991 2.8E−08 0.45 FLJ14351 744943 3.2E−08 0.25 BMP5 1846326 6.1E−08 0.34 ZNF319 364729 7.3E−08 0.23 OBSCN 730926 7.6E−08 0.64 FKBP6 795736 1.2E−07 0.45 IMAGE:136686 136686 1.4E−07 0.59 FLJ13197 667117 1.5E−07 0.74 IMAGE:743517 743517 1.6E−07 0.52 Transcribed locus MTAP 724151 1.7E−07 0.55 DIO1 296702 1.9E−07 0.32 IMAGE:742837 742837 2.3E−07 0.65 Transcribed locus PPIL4 364777 2.6E−07 0.29 APIN 364706 4.8E−07 0.59 IMAGE:731616 731616 5.6E−07 0.40 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp686A102 (from clone DKFZp686A102) FLJ30707 666986 6.4E−07 0.60 VAV1 80384 6.6E−07 0.38 USP13 666007 6.9E−07 0.56 ABCB1 1837488 7.1E−07 0.48 MAPRE2 383868 8.4E−07 0.48 SDHA 40304 9.2E−07 0.64 MATN2 366100 9.4E−07 0.43 IMAGE:744055 744055   1E−06 0.48 Transcribed locus CCL28 136919 1.6E−06 0.67 VTN 230126   2E−06 0.61 BAK1 1288183 2.4E−06 0.45 TOSO 813174 2.6E−06 0.54 HBA2 469647 2.8E−06 0.34 SLC4A4 787938 2.9E−06 0.46 DUSP24 740158 3.3E−06 0.40 EIF4EBP1 713608 3.8E−06 0.72 DEPDC6 669318 4.2E−06 0.52 SOD3 795309 4.3E−06 0.39 TM4SF9 812967 4.9E−06 0.42 KRTHA4 325155 5.4E−06 0.50 GNAS 382791 5.5E−06 0.46 DCXR 724596 5.5E−06 0.63 TBCA 743703 5.6E−06 0.63 ME3 724238 6.5E−06 0.52 FCGBP 154172 8.2E−06 0.49 GTPBP1 366484 8.4E−06 0.70 KIF27 667657 8.4E−06 0.67 HBB 469549 8.6E−06 0.34 SQLE 124781 9.9E−06 0.61 FLJ23577 668452 9.9E−06 0.43 AQP11 713831 1.2E−05 0.58 LEF1 713913 1.3E−05 0.65 IMAGE:383718 383718 1.3E−05 0.60 DAB1 382621 1.5E−05 0.58 IMAGE:744616 744616 1.6E−05 0.63 DNA damage repair and recombination protein RAD52 pseudogene OSR1 364686 1.7E−05 0.65 HAS3 667533 1.7E−05 0.54 IMAGE:744074 744074 1.8E−05 0.39 Transcribed locus KIAA1277 364822   2E−05 0.66 ARF4L 49888 2.1E−05 0.59 IMAGE:24587 24587 2.1E−05 0.59 IMAGE:363955 363955 2.2E−05 0.51 Transcribed locus PDK2 114008 2.4E−05 0.68 PLCG2 201467 2.4E−05 0.63 RAD51L1 295412 2.5E−05 0.61 WNT4 375746 2.7E−05 0.66 IMAGE:666315 666315 2.8E−05 0.58 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5312086, mRNA IMAGE:744385 744385   3E−05 0.59 Similar to heat shock 10 kDa protein 1 (chaperonin 10); heat shock 10 kD protein 1 (chaperonin 10) USP4 544818 3.1E−05 0.43 FLJ12998 364846 3.2E−05 0.64 KLRD1 145696 3.4E−05 0.64 IMAGE:738424 738424 3.6E−05 0.73 MATN1 1624260 3.7E−05 0.43 FLJ35630 485652 3.8E−05 0.70 SPI1 1285305 3.9E−05 0.68 IMAGE:2484270 2484270 5.3E−05 0.55 FLJ21918 194302 6.2E−05 0.74 CD34 770858 6.2E−05 0.71 LOH12CR2 366074 6.9E−05 0.70 SIAT7B 823590 7.3E−05 0.57 SCMH1 724014 7.4E−05 0.46 IMAGE:379937 379937 7.4E−05 0.63 TSG101 194350 7.7E−05 0.67 GADD45G 727321 7.8E−05 0.58 C2orf7 366243 8.1E−05 0.72 CCNE1 68950 8.2E−05 0.68 IMAGE:364741 364741 8.4E−05 0.58 MCC 731305 8.5E−05 0.47 PRKCABP 1174342 8.8E−05 0.77 ULK4 744895 8.9E−05 0.67 BCL2 342181 9.2E−05 0.63 PIP 985457 0.00011 0.68 BIN1 2384812 0.00011 0.67 IMAGE:727289 727289 0.00012 0.48 Transcribed locus HMG20A 731277 0.00012 0.56 COX5A 1085884 0.00012 0.70 QIL1 727296 0.00013 0.81 IMAGE:383966 383966 0.00014 0.65 CPXM2 729924 0.00015 0.58 ANP32E 382738 0.00016 0.56 MRPS11 471574 0.00016 0.65 IMAGE:682585 682585 0.00017 0.68 ALDH3A1 525221 0.00017 0.64 KLK2 1102600 0.00017 0.62 C6orf85 665379 0.00017 0.71 GNAI1 753215 0.00018 0.65 COL18A1 359202 0.00019 0.62 VAV2 1581686 0.00019 0.74 SH3RF2 744797 0.00021 0.58 IMAGE:726513 726513 0.00021 0.66 Similar to 40S ribosomal protein S3 NME7 743982 0.00023 0.43 LOC388284 731722 0.00023 0.75 RASAL2 486304 0.00023 0.48 MAPK3 323438 0.00024 0.64 IMAGE:743422 743422 0.00024 0.76 IMAGE:727491 727491 0.00024 0.41 PITPNC1 364436 0.00027 0.69 CABIN1 1844968 0.00027 0.67 DF 666128 0.00027 0.52 GCK 30981 0.00028 0.73 SIAT8C 382069 0.00028 0.63 S100A2 3659591 0.00028 0.69 DKFZp761P0423 730829 0.00029 0.65 F5 433155 0.00029 0.55 ACADSB 687953 0.00029 0.61 NEGR1 667176 0.0003 0.76 LHB 1671903 0.0003 0.61 PRUNE 364324 0.00032 0.64 CNN1 726779 0.00037 0.60 PHC2 668146 0.00037 0.62 IMAGE:743579 743579 0.00038 0.53 IMAGE:26164 26164 0.00038 0.76 PCGF4 740457 0.0004 0.53 RANBP10 307025 0.00042 0.72 IMAGE:667527 667527 0.00042 0.54 SEMA7A 135941 0.00043 0.36 LMLN 744657 0.00044 0.68 C20orf18 665433 0.00045 0.56 PPP2R4 731590 0.00047 0.61 IMAGE:378458 378458 0.00047 0.76 SPON2 723923 0.0005 0.70 PSG3 136747 0.00052 0.65 CREB3L2 136399 0.00073 0.70 IMAGE:744941 744941 0.00074 0.54 LOC440728 IMAGE:365913 365913 0.00076 0.69 Transcribed locus IMAGE:730924 730924 0.00078 0.70 Transcribed locus SLC2A4RG 376983 0.00081 0.70 PRKCQ 669149 0.00081 0.69 RANBP10 682251 0.00087 0.68 SGCG 2046361 0.0009 0.76 SYP 30471 0.0009 0.52 IMAGE:665403 665403 0.00096 0.82 Transcribed locus TIE1 743043 0.00097 0.69 RAB8A 712118 0.00098 0.74 CES2 153667 0.00099 0.76 CCL15 342290 0.00099 0.57 RNF32 731422 0.00104 0.47 OAS1 666703 0.00104 0.57 PKNOX1 667067 0.00108 0.61 ATP2B4 665814 0.00116 0.63 LOC253981 742743 0.00118 0.62 HP 82687 0.0012 0.78 E2F5 809828 0.00127 0.47 SEPW1 173628 0.00132 0.52 CCR7 2345206 0.00134 0.68 LYPLA3 471702 0.00143 0.75 KCNQ2 179534 0.00144 0.62 C21orf84 730814 0.00145 0.59 CREBBP 172996 0.00146 0.63 HSPC072 668329 0.00148 0.72 RODH 471641 0.00149 0.54 TRIP12 665820 0.00155 0.55 MGC23909 731598 0.00155 0.50 IMAGE:136121 136121 0.00157 0.71 CDNA FLJ10247 fis, clone HEMBB1000705 GATA3 148796 0.00158 0.72 SIGLEC7 743331 0.00161 0.74 PDCD1LG1 1942634 0.00162 0.68 IMAGE:731758 731758 0.00163 0.77 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to NP_081070.1 kiaa-iso protein homolog; Band 47B [Mus musculus] CD38 1352408 0.00163 0.80 ALDH1A1 309697 0.00163 0.55 MUTED 731202 0.00165 0.60 IMAGE:472111 472111 0.00168 0.61 Transcribed locus KLHL9 501527 0.00169 0.69 MT1F 78353 0.0017 0.40 GPI 741474 0.0017 0.69 IMAGE:738945 738945 0.00176 0.79 GALNT9 178750 0.0018 0.72 IMAGE:743603 743603 0.0018 0.74 PARD3 724642 0.00183 0.70 KIAA0789 33621 0.00193 0.66 AXL 364083 0.00194 0.58 TM4SF9 381032 0.00197 0.75 ZNF76 745003 0.002 0.75 C20orf19 366032 0.00204 0.71 RAP1GA1 971276 0.00208 0.80 SLC6A1 177967 0.0021 0.63 BAZ2B 609631 0.00212 0.78 NEK6 725345 0.00212 0.74 IMAGE:745512 745512 0.00215 0.74 LILRB5 71428 0.00216 0.68 GFPT2 485085 0.00217 0.72 IMAGE:743903 743903 0.0022 0.60 Homo sapiens, clone IMAGE:5266541, mRNA IMAGE:744439 744439 0.00229 0.71 Transcribed locus BIC 743270 0.00237 0.68 IMAGE:738966 738966 0.00238 0.66 Transcribed locus GJA5 196338 0.0024 0.65 GRIK2 731363 0.0024 0.77 DMD 743394 0.00243 0.63 CDR2 366067 0.00249 0.81 IMAGE:727067 727067 0.00251 0.72 Similar to hypothetical protein SB153 isoform 1 ANKRD20B 745106 0.00257 0.61 PCSK6 31924 0.00257 0.63 DC12 724895 0.00272 0.74 LOC388886 34007 0.00285 0.70 IMAGE:744841 744841 0.00286 0.74 LOC441054 LOC51760 52226 0.00287 0.77 AURKC 731021 0.00289 0.64 IGSF10 682276 0.0029 0.82 LPXN 687679 0.00294 0.79 LOC339903 135352 0.00295 0.72 SERPINB5 1662274 0.00313 0.72 SFRP4 285693 0.00324 0.57 GCAT 307094 0.00333 0.76 SAFB 42280 0.00336 0.61 CTRL 1308954 0.00345 0.81 FLT4 668815 0.00347 0.69 TTC17 665668 0.00359 0.75 BCL2 232714 0.0036 0.69 BMP7 1594414 0.00364 0.68 HOXD11 682119 0.00365 0.59 SIN3A 26455 0.00377 0.82 SIAT8F 667110 0.00379 0.63 SMAD4 134785 0.00389 0.79 BDKRB2 665674 0.00394 0.65 ARHGAP10 731380 0.00394 0.63 DCTN1 180640 0.00395 0.73 APOD 838611 0.00399 0.43 LOC440434 742046 0.00399 0.80 LRP1 30219 0.00411 0.76 SLC17A2 207920 0.0043 0.57 KCNK4 743016 0.00434 0.70 MLPH 667259 0.00447 0.43 GPD1 628418 0.00451 0.70 FLJ25067 667252 0.00453 0.57 PTGES 504646 0.00472 0.72 LOC286272 667361 0.00476 0.80 IMAGE:742061 742061 0.00479 0.62 FLJ44005 726675 0.00482 0.76 UNC13D 231903 0.00505 0.58 DCI 667892 0.00511 0.64 SYCP2 136863 0.00522 0.67 MGC5178 725533 0.00522 0.66 CD33 1917430 0.00523 0.60 PEF 137353 0.00539 0.73 KIAA1838 744106 0.00542 0.83 SRGAP2 714493 0.00547 0.84 FLJ22386 32917 0.00552 0.74 MXD3 714013 0.0058 0.81 BCL2 342181 0.00587 0.61 TIMP3 501476 0.00587 0.68 EIF2C4 730834 0.00636 0.75 MAP7 79729 0.00642 0.76 IMAGE:666794 666794 0.00646 0.71 Hypothetical LOC388170 ZBTB16 2467442 0.00703 0.63 NF2 1698236 0.00722 0.76 APOL1 665632 0.00739 0.54 DDX54 743268 0.0074 0.77 ZNF250 741066 0.00747 0.48 HTATIP2 726618 0.00801 0.83 IMAGE:743290 743290 0.00804 0.63 Transcribed locus C21orf7 665495 0.00825 0.78 GSTM1 73778 0.00829 0.72 IMAGE:744410 744410 0.00835 0.78 Transcribed locus PRKCQ 669149 0.00838 0.70 KIAA1463 381118 0.00846 0.73 ETV4 809959 0.00848 0.77 IGHM 276658 0.00848 0.79 COX6B1 632026 0.00854 0.72 RUNX3 122874 0.00873 0.74 PSCD3 744050 0.00895 0.75 C6orf118 731745 0.00902 0.74 PLCG1 1174287 0.00935 0.79 IMAGE:745123 745123 0.00936 0.51 Transcribed locus MRC2 342581 0.00949 0.58 C4orf16 681890 0.00979 0.78 ANAPC2 136462 0.00996 0.79 CDC42EP2 26651 0.00999 0.84 DEXI 668186 0.0102 0.79 ATP5G3 740090 0.0105 0.86 AKR1C1 196992 0.01063 0.31 CBL 1578721 0.0107 0.71 IMAGE:745072 745072 0.01074 0.61 Transcribed locus SGSH 669263 0.0108 0.78 PINK1 729929 0.01102 0.76 MFAP3L 726821 0.01112 0.75 C10orf116 740941 0.01117 0.73 LILRB3 1422194 0.01144 0.79 UQCRC1 714414 0.01184 0.80 CaMKIINalpha 173820 0.01261 0.81 TMED4 251250 0.01265 0.74 KIAA1754L 365056 0.01278 0.71 PLXNC1 724609 0.01313 0.80 TFF1 1075949 0.01318 0.59 COX6A1 512910 0.01348 0.74 AMD1 132752 0.01358 0.72 IMAGE:740105 740105 0.01359 0.83 NTRK2 2048801 0.01375 0.59 RPL27A 178255 0.01408 0.64 MRPL45 364717 0.01449 0.71 ANKRD28 687379 0.0149 0.58 DCAMKL1 232388 0.01532 0.73 BCL2 342181 0.0154 0.72 FBXL16 178908 0.01584 0.86 IMAGE:744604 744604 0.01636 0.76 TRIM8 714498 0.01646 0.75 IMAGE:665342 665342 0.01671 0.83 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_065847.1 semaphorin 6A1; semaphorin 6A-1 [Homo sapiens] MPST 731241 0.01715 0.69 LRRIQ2 487152 0.01726 0.77 NK4 504158 0.01782 0.76 FLJ37587 668476 0.01845 0.86 IMAGE:743619 743619 0.01869 0.78 THAP3 687800 0.01904 0.59 FSHPRH1 667355 0.01935 0.78 ADAM12 724812 0.01958 0.73 SIAT8B 33133 0.01996 0.77 H17 739432 0.01996 0.80 PH-4 730938 0.02017 0.78 MGP 590264 0.02027 0.65 BBS4 726634 0.02117 0.86 FBXW8 687532 0.02149 0.82 FRZB 146049 0.02151 0.71 IMAGE:213529 213529 0.02296 0.83 Transcribed locus IMAGE:687896 687896 0.02327 0.83 PREDICTED: Homo sapiens olfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily E, member 31 pseudogene (OR7E31P), mRNA SLAMF1 1626951 0.0241 0.82 ABCA8 284828 0.0243 0.70 CLGN 1049033 0.02437 0.81 CASP5 341763 0.02446 0.63 SYN3 727056 0.02495 0.57 IL2RA 3054031 0.02508 0.75 NME1 726600 0.02562 0.81 ICAM3 156183 0.02566 0.83 SLC36A3 731115 0.02573 0.83 KLHL9 471696 0.0258 0.61 CKLFSF4 143759 0.02637 0.81 PLAC9 366115 0.02652 0.74 IMAGE:383528 383528 0.02704 0.36 Transcribed locus, weakly similar to XP_375099.1 PREDICTED: similar to hypothetical protein FLJ25224 [Homo sapiens] C6orf216 731742 0.03001 0.82 SASH1 31120 0.0303 0.77 IMAGE:174861 174861 0.03087 0.85 Transcribed locus NYREN18 668584 0.0313 0.77 KIAA0759 743451 0.03159 0.55 SLC9A5 112819 0.0328 0.83 JAK1 2030501 0.03295 0.77 IMAGE:724556 724556 0.03315 0.77 Transcribed locus IL11RA 1101773 0.03445 0.75 IL6ST 137010 0.03464 0.82 CCR7 2345206 0.03474 0.79 FOXN4 731076 0.03623 0.80 SPTLC2 365000 0.03624 0.83 CCL19 1707527 0.03653 0.38 DGKQ 366233 0.03722 0.83 SENP6 366436 0.0378 0.85 ID1 1087348 0.04088 0.71 RBM25 668360 0.04092 0.83 CASP10 241481 0.04117 0.72 LOC340073 731404 0.04151 0.81 PTDSS2 21716 0.04197 0.84 KIAA1196 738938 0.04253 0.74 KCNC3 53333 0.04428 0.82 PSMD11 383945 0.04455 0.70 LRP2 2055272 0.04533 0.82 EBAG9 682507 0.04536 0.78 BAP1 1012990 0.04607 0.70 GIMAP5 180259 0.04611 0.80 MMRN1 759865 0.04613 0.81 SAP30L 723950 0.0485 0.85

TABLE 24 PTC Over name cloid p-value fold HIVEP1 758037 1.36E−04 1.49 IL19 1932168 1.39E−04 1.87 CTTN 489945 1.62E−04 1.64 DJ462O23.2 738970 1.69E−04 1.55 TRAF4 667756 1.72E−04 1.47 CITED1 265558 2.13E−04 4.50 IMAGE:2113771 2113771 2.84E−04 1.61 IMAGE:365562 365562 3.36E−04 1.60 Transcribed locus, moderately similar to XP_521389.1 PREDICTED: similar to UTY [Pan troglodytes] ZNF217 1712992 3.47E−04 1.58 SENP6 739237 3.79E−04 1.71 FLJ31438 135539 4.65E−04 1.52 IMAGE:159809 159809 4.96E−04 1.28 CTNNA1 268972 5.75E−04 1.31 HT007 135303 6.22E−04 1.52 STAT6 1916307 6.41E−04 1.36 CD5 356841 6.57E−04 3.22 LOC126669 682088 6.73E−04 1.83 DELGEF 665437 6.79E−04 1.30 MGC4707 744945 7.09E−04 1.49 KLRD1 2728204 7.15E−04 2.45 CCND1 324079 7.23E−04 2.88 IMAGE:727540 727540 7.97E−04 1.92 CTTN 470408 8.04E−04 1.65 PREB 740347 8.06E−04 5.33 FMO5 364526 8.18E−04 2.22 DPP4 343987 8.52E−04 5.49 SPATA12 730300 8.67E−04 1.54 CLDN1 594279 9.22E−04 10.32 TIMP1 162246 9.38E−04 4.99 APLP2 549054 1.03E−03 1.86 IMP-2 743774 1.25E−03 2.09 GRB7 510318 1.32E−03 1.47 IMAGE:136976 136976 1.34E−03 2.61 Transcribed locus, moderately similar to NP_777603.1 hypothetical protein FLJ25976 [Homo sapiens] PCTK3 725677 1.35E−03 1.41 PARP9 667440 1.37E−03 1.54 CAPN3 757248 1.49E−03 1.74 GSS 140405 1.51E−03 2.29 PTHLH 2214396 1.73E−03 1.86 MPO 436554 1.87E−03 1.30 CCNE1 357807 1.89E−03 1.69 STAT2 2306096 1.92E−03 1.58 SCEL 668239 1.95E−03 2.05 STAU 365919 2.10E−03 1.37 ATIC 665693 0.00217 1.63 CD63 125552 2.40E−03 1.58 PITPNA 725585 2.54E−03 3.56 CASP3 823680 2.82E−03 2.49 CDH3 359051 2.87E−03 5.54 BMP5 1846326 2.94E−03 1.85 MDK 309009 3.00E−03 3.16 LOC120224 252291 3.05E−03 2.20 IMAGE:1877668 1877668 0.00311 1.70 IL13 1505308 3.26E−03 1.57 TARP 145105 3.35E−03 3.00 MAPK14 1741589 3.45E−03 1.49 CCND3 327182 3.54E−03 1.69 POU2F2 188393 3.59E−03 2.76 PET112L 743125 3.61E−03 2.23 IMAGE:132933 132933 3.64E−03 1.59 TOE1 52897 3.70E−03 1.27 IMAGE:731751 731751 3.81E−03 1.79 Transcribed locus NOTCH1 359461 3.88E−03 2.14 CACNB2 173841 3.90E−03 2.97 ABCC5 212366 0.00419 1.83 DNMT1 768241 4.26E−03 1.60 YWHAH 324066 5.16E−03 1.31 SMARCA5 730037 5.18E−03 1.46 MRC2 235882 5.27E−03 4.72 IMAGE:668300 668300 5.32E−03 1.38 Transcribed locus, strongly similar to NP_683708.1 Toll- interleukin 1 receptor domain- containing adaptor protein isoform b; adapter protein wyatt; MyD88 adapter-like protein; TIR domain- containing adapter protein; Toll- interleukin 1 receptor (TIR) domain- containing adaptor protein [Homo sapiens] IMAGE:2266583 2266583 5.45E−03 1.63 HOXB6 738358 5.48E−03 1.52 SPINT1 723914 5.81E−03 1.60 PMS2 116906 5.86E−03 1.67 RFX2 731738 6.21E−03 2.41 GABRE 209137 6.28E−03 1.45 TSC 745490 6.58E−03 5.91 ABCC3 208097 6.60E−03 4.33 VCL 44193 6.73E−03 1.39 CD8B1 1743279 6.94E−03 1.28 PPP3CC 110481 7.14E−03 1.79 ETV1 24541 7.26E−03 1.37 CD9 727251 7.34E−03 1.65 USP18 745083 7.42E−03 2.07 LAMB3 1103402 7.43E−03 1.93 ETHE1 681957 7.45E−03 1.54 PDLIM1 135689 7.58E−03 1.59 CD59 132935 7.88E−03 1.35 FLJ12604 731128 8.59E−03 2.31 ADAMTS9 376153 9.32E−03 2.27 CA11 282587 9.49E−03 1.61 PGR1 666361 9.68E−03 1.22 MORF4L1 135875 9.72E−03 1.46 IBRDC3 726636 1.00E−02 1.29 NOTCH2 1641901 1.01E−02 2.81 ETV4 1690788 1.03E−02 1.60 MAPK14 2011082 1.06E−02 1.51 RNF123 366159 1.07E−02 1.39 COX15 32784 1.09E−02 1.56 RPS6KA2 22711 1.10E−02 1.50 FLJ34433 713671 1.14E−02 1.42 TU3A 44881 1.17E−02 2.03 IL13RA1 1492440 1.19E−02 1.31 IKBKE 364448 1.21E−02 1.41 CD47 365526 1.22E−02 1.66 RASGRP1 725707 0.01241 4.66 CKS2 725454 1.25E−02 1.55 FUS 365348 1.28E−02 1.35 HDAC1 1896337 1.29E−02 1.87 IMAGE:251427 251427 1.30E−02 2.25 KRT18 725096 1.32E−02 1.55 FLJ22794 137454 1.38E−02 1.53 RYK 727092 1.41E−02 1.26 CD47 357442 1.53E−02 1.81 GTPBP5 725502 1.53E−02 3.08 CAPNS1 152655 1.59E−02 1.40 WHSC2 668283 1.60E−02 1.47 IMAGE:136801 136801 1.66E−02 1.25 PTK2B 43541 1.70E−02 1.81 KPNA2 667727 1.82E−02 1.31 BCAP29 725970 1.88E−02 3.23 MLANA 266361 1.88E−02 1.41 BZRP 135991 1.90E−02 1.31 SAMD10 365801 0.02007 1.25 NR2F6 1238492 2.03E−02 1.29 ABCC8 1417901 2.11E−02 1.36 LEMD1 731047 2.12E−02 2.25 WDR20 665156 2.14E−02 1.61 S100A1 175772 2.22E−02 1.84 CD4 141216 2.36E−02 1.41 EMILIN2 365521 2.39E−02 1.20 IMAGE:742919 742919 2.43E−02 1.37 Transcribed locus NCB5OR 743367 2.53E−02 2.21 IMAGE:731299 731299 2.65E−02 1.43 INHBB 730012 2.67E−02 3.67 CKLFSF3 489249 2.69E−02 1.31 MLL4 744980 2.78E−02 1.38 ECM1 301122 2.79E−02 16.96 TM4SF8 713647 0.02811 1.52 NFIB 416959 2.88E−02 1.52 TIAM1 23612 2.96E−02 3.87 BID 128065 2.99E−02 1.76 SPINL 236399 3.00E−02 3.76 CLDN7 726335 3.31E−02 1.41 PSAT1 366388 3.42E−02 1.38 IMAGE:731298 731298 3.47E−02 1.37 CDNA FLJ42482 fis, clone BRACE2032134 IMAGE:384087 384087 3.53E−02 1.88 CLDN7 300268 3.57E−02 1.40 KCNK5 134978 3.62E−02 2.15 CASP7 279470 0.03652 1.50 LOC389906 740718 3.72E−02 1.20 HCLS1 665452 3.93E−02 1.56 PRDX2 208439 4.00E−02 1.31 IMAGE:738332 738332 4.07E−02 2.68 Transcribed locus SSH3 726272 4.08E−02 1.26 IMAGE:136014 136014 4.20E−02 1.72 EGFR 135980 4.21E−02 1.72 MGAT3 731060 4.24E−02 1.61 LGALS3BP 742100 4.31E−02 1.57 NSUN4 364570 4.32E−02 1.50 NOG 487474 4.37E−02 1.75 S100A4 868577 4.54E−02 3.81 GADD45GIP1 1084386 4.67E−02 1.25 DHRS6 364412 4.88E−02 1.30 PTPN4 249311 0.04967 1.49

TABLE 25 AT Under name cloid p-value fold FCGBP 154172 1.00E−07 0.08 MT1F 78353 1.00E−07 0.17 SEMA7A 135941 1.00E−07 0.23 PAX8 545475 1.00E−07 0.24 ID1 1087348 1.00E−07 0.25 IMAGE:744055 744055 1.00E−07 0.27 LOC400451 667174 1.00E−07 0.29 KRT7 592276 1.00E−07 0.30 DSP 135975 1.00E−07 0.31 CDH1 214008 1.00E−07 0.32 RAD51L1 295412 1.00E−07 0.32 APLP2 549054 1.00E−07 0.33 GNB4 813260 1.00E−07 0.33 TSHR 565317 1.00E−07 0.34 SLC4A4 787938 1.00E−07 0.35 FGFRL1 739956 1.00E−07 0.36 S100A13 1104732 1.00E−07 0.36 CDS1 135630 1.00E−07 0.37 DCI 667892 1.00E−07 0.37 KRT18 725096 1.00E−07 0.39 NR2F2 72744 1.00E−07 0.40 DNMT3B 645455 1.00E−07 0.40 IMAGE:744439 744439 1.00E−07 0.43 CKLFSF4 143759 1.00E−07 0.43 ATP8B1 669574 1.00E−07 0.43 IMAGE:136686 136686 1.00E−07 0.44 IMAGE:2266583 2266583 1.00E−07 0.44 ICOSLG 2074228 1.00E−07 0.44 DHRS6 364412 1.00E−07 0.44 CHRAC1 724276 1.00E−07 0.46 GFM2 364959 1.00E−07 0.47 IQCA 669510 1.00E−07 0.47 PEMT 742580 1.00E−07 0.49 CD9 727251 1.00E−07 0.50 CLDN7 300268 1.00E−07 0.50 MGC17299 713422 1.00E−07 0.55 IMAGE:724416 724416 1.00E−04 0.35 SASH1 31120 1.00E−04 0.43 GOLPH2 811582 1.00E−04 0.45 GRB10 564994 1.00E−04 0.47 IMAGE:1877668 1877668 1.00E−04 0.48 MATN2 28584 2.00E−04 0.32 LRP2 2055272 3.00E−04 0.42 POLI 137720 3.00E−04 0.42 NFKB1 687782 3.00E−04 0.45 GNAI1 753215 3.00E−04 0.49 C6orf176 173200 3.00E−04 0.55 FARP1 486708 4.00E−04 0.49 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 6.00E−04 0.36 VEGFC 503189 6.00E−04 0.52 GJA1 839101 8.00E−04 0.47 RODH 471641 1.30E−03 0.25 ECRG4 472114 1.50E−03 0.35 FLJ10748 726830 1.50E−03 0.54 PH-4 730938 1.50E−03 0.60 SH3RF2 744797 1.60E−03 0.51 NIFIE14 472160 1.70E−03 0.53 E2F5 809828 2.00E−03 0.38 ZBTB16 2467442 2.00E−03 0.41 DEXI 668186 2.00E−03 0.62 DEPDC6 669318 2.10E−03 0.51 DJ462O23.2 738970 2.50E−03 0.61 CCND1 324079 3.20E−03 0.47 KIAA0789 33621 3.60E−03 0.45 APIN 364706 4.10E−03 0.52 LOC126669 682088 4.10E−03 0.57 RHOD 591907 4.20E−03 0.59 ZFOC1 744606 4.40E−03 0.58 IMAGE:738332 738332 4.70E−03 0.36 ESRRBL1 51232 4.80E−03 0.58 HSPB3 502598 5.30E−03 0.41 CRABP1 739193 5.40E−03 0.22 SLC25A23 741954 5.40E−03 0.52 IMAGE:744616 744616 5.40E−03 0.61 DCXR 724596 5.50E−03 0.63 NDUFA7 364469 6.10E−03 0.62 BIN1 2384812 6.60E−03 0.62 LOC388886 34007 6.80E−03 0.57 MGC99813 739097 7.50E−03 0.30 LATS2 666778 7.50E−03 0.59 ESHPRH1 667355 7.60E−03 0.61 TM4SF8 713647 7.70E−03 0.62 LRRC28 26519 8.20E−03 0.54 LOC340073 731404 8.40E−03 0.57 PDCD4 665376 9.40E−03 0.52 ANKRD20B 745106 1.05E−02 0.54 IMAGE:744385 744385 1.26E−02 0.57 MESDC2 713653 1.29E−02 0.65 USP13 666007 1.36E−02 0.60 PVRL2 725364 1.43E−02 0.65 CREB3L2 136399 1.47E−02 0.52 ZNF319 364729 1.71E−02 0.36 HSPB1 23827 1.71E−02 0.60 RBBP4 705147 1.79E−02 0.67 FLJ23577 668452 1.82E−02 0.49 SGSH 669263 1.84E−02 0.66 KLF1 208991 1.91E−02 0.50 LARS 135407 1.93E−02 0.67 LOC285961 742542 2.01E−02 0.69 IMAGE:669188 669188 2.04E−02 0.56 PDLIM1 135689 2.06E−02 0.56 KIAA1196 738938 2.17E−02 0.64 COX6A1 512910 2.19E−02 0.65 MRPS11 471574 2.38E−02 0.61 RPS6KA2 22711 2.50E−02 0.58 DNALI1 782688 2.52E−02 0.57 DKFZp434M202 743118 2.65E−02 0.67 MFAP3L 726821 2.80E−02 0.70 PPIL4 364777 2.95E−02 0.63 HSPC159 365045 2.96E−02 0.65 C10orf116 740941 2.97E−02 0.51 PLA2G6 744087 3.00E−02 0.61 PRUNE 364324 3.36E−02 0.67 ALDH1A1 309697 3.43E−02 0.54 DKFZp761P0423 730829 3.49E−02 0.59 IMAGE:665649 665649 3.64E−02 0.67 IMAGE:136014 136014 3.74E−02 0.62 FLT4 668815 4.10E−02 0.70 NOTCH1 359461 4.18E−02 0.68 C20orf19 366032 4.39E−02 0.71 IMAGE:726782 726782 4.57E−02 0.68 NAT5 731073 4.89E−02 0.69 ABCB1 1837488 2.26E−01 0.72 ABCB8 238705 3.51E−01 0.84

TABLE 26 AT Over name cloid p-value fold IMAGE:665833 665833 1.00E−07 1.95 PDK1 1645668 1.00E−07 2.09 MGAT3 731060 1.00E−07 2.14 S100A12 1705397 1.00E−07 2.14 IMAGE:741835 741835 1.00E−07 2.15 BAZ2B 609631 1.00E−07 2.16 IMAGE:2113771 2113771 1.00E−07 2.28 ITGB7 1337232 1.00E−07 2.31 IFITM3 713623 1.00E−07 2.33 NTRK3 35356 1.00E−07 2.41 KIAA1737 122063 1.00E−07 2.41 ARVCF 40633 1.00E−07 2.47 FLRT3 812143 1.00E−07 2.48 BST2 811024 1.00E−07 2.48 ANXA11 137238 1.00E−07 2.55 CD1C 665881 1.00E−07 2.58 GSS 140405 1.00E−07 2.58 CD3D 377560 1.00E−07 2.61 AKT1 740193 1.00E−07 2.61 IMAGE:727521 727521 1.00E−07 2.62 IMAGE:731007 731007 1.00E−07 2.62 ISG20 740604 1.00E−07 2.69 LAIR1 665566 1.00E−07 2.70 MGC35194 731098 1.00E−07 2.71 UBE4B 285666 1.00E−07 2.74 TACC3 255398 1.00E−07 2.76 WDR5 731023 1.00E−07 2.77 TRAF5 1286238 1.00E−07 2.78 GADD45GIP1 1084386 1.00E−07 2.79 SMARCA5 730037 1.00E−07 2.79 FCHO1 742763 1.00E−07 2.79 LILRB2 202897 1.00E−07 2.81 ATP6V1G2 726424 1.00E−07 2.82 CHTF18 740971 1.00E−07 2.82 TNFRSF1B 73703 1.00E−07 2.88 ENPP2 120916 1.00E−07 2.88 AMICA1 487436 1.00E−07 2.92 MGC4368 730968 1.00E−07 2.93 CHRD 471947 1.00E−07 2.94 VDR 324140 1.00E−07 2.96 IMAGE:730032 730032 1.00E−07 2.97 ARID3A 666510 1.00E−07 2.99 CASP4 356960 1.00E−07 3.00 IFNAR2 123950 1.00E−07 3.05 RGS19 485803 1.00E−07 3.05 PSMB10 308564 1.00E−07 3.07 ACE2 730971 1.00E−07 3.09 S100A8 1089513 1.00E−07 3.10 CD3G 110938 1.00E−07 3.12 PLCG2 201467 1.00E−07 3.12 IMAGE:727554 727554 1.00E−07 3.13 CXorf9 669503 1.00E−07 3.15 IMAGE:730413 730413 1.00E−07 3.18 MGC8407 179857 1.00E−07 3.21 CD3Z 1899942 1.00E−07 3.21 CD69 276727 1.00E−07 3.22 POU2F2 188393 1.00E−07 3.23 ITGAX 234357 1.00E−07 3.27 CDX2 566585 1.00E−07 3.28 MDM2 239951 1.00E−07 3.28 ABCB9 36371 1.00E−07 3.28 ICAM3 156183 1.00E−07 3.28 C13orf12 23121 1.00E−07 3.32 VCAM1 471101 1.00E−07 3.33 ABCF2 1086914 1.00E−07 3.37 IMAGE:21496 21496 1.00E−07 3.39 GIMAP5 180259 1.00E−07 3.39 IMAGE:727173 727173 1.00E−07 3.40 B2M 342416 1.00E−07 3.40 FABP5 1088781 1.00E−07 3.44 HCA112 486201 1.00E−07 3.46 HCG4P6 325008 1.00E−07 3.48 TOSO 813174 1.00E−07 3.49 VPREB3 2349125 1.00E−07 3.50 HA-1 484504 1.00E−07 3.56 SELPLG 2366175 1.00E−07 3.57 LEFTY2 340657 1.00E−07 3.60 APOL3 366289 1.00E−07 3.62 ADRB2 127360 1.00E−07 3.65 IMAGE:742574 742574 1.00E−07 3.69 IMAGE:744926 744926 1.00E−07 3.73 STK17A 562904 1.00E−07 3.73 LOC129531 487103 1.00E−07 3.75 IMAGE:743722 743722 1.00E−07 3.76 GATA4 781738 1.00E−07 3.78 ECGF1 1632468 1.00E−07 3.86 HLA-C 727394 1.00E−07 3.95 S100A11 143957 1.00E−07 3.98 IMAGE:251047 251047 1.00E−07 3.98 PPP3CB 1116948 1.00E−07 4.00 INDO 2398980 1.00E−07 4.05 PNOC 34783 1.00E−07 4.05 PRG1 1982430 1.00E−07 4.06 CYP2C9 195712 1.00E−07 4.11 TNFRSF25 1932202 1.00E−07 4.16 BLR1 3058557 1.00E−07 4.20 DCC 2091389 1.00E−07 4.21 IMAGE:5725785 5725785 1.00E−07 4.25 BAI3 50491 1.00E−07 4.30 WARS 366359 1.00E−07 4.35 C4orf6 743212 1.00E−07 4.41 CCNT1 111460 1.00E−07 4.42 ACY1 741988 1.00E−07 4.55 FLJ12688 1735081 1.00E−07 4.66 POLD3 825265 1.00E−07 4.72 IRF4 682207 1.00E−07 4.75 IMAGE:46991 46991 1.00E−07 4.80 DKFZp667B0210 1844689 1.00E−07 4.83 IMAGE:78294 78294 1.00E−07 4.85 IL10RA 258747 1.00E−07 4.92 IMAGE:744468 744468 1.00E−07 4.95 38596 448163 1.00E−07 4.96 PLEK 724225 1.00E−07 4.98 KRT1 1544175 1.00E−07 5.08 DHCR24 742965 1.00E−07 5.12 HLA-B 964736 1.00E−07 5.20 NIT2 742839 1.00E−07 5.21 Leprot 851264 1.00E−07 5.24 LCK 730410 1.00E−07 5.40 IFI30 740931 1.00E−07 5.47 SOCS3 152398 1.00E−07 5.54 CERKL 489326 1.00E−07 5.58 IGHM 276658 1.00E−07 5.62 HLA-A 1013595 1.00E−07 5.64 IMAGE:1737165 1737165 1.00E−07 5.66 TAP1 2158322 1.00E−07 5.75 TIMP1 162246 1.00E−07 5.83 MGC21518 738315 1.00E−07 5.89 FAM12B 744413 1.00E−07 5.91 IMAGE:727496 727496 1.00E−07 6.19 IMAGE:742555 742555 1.00E−07 6.22 RARRES3 324225 1.00E−07 6.34 IMAGE:134034 134034 1.00E−07 6.82 IMAGE:731152 731152 1.00E−07 6.91 DUSP5 33285 1.00E−07 7.14 IMAGE:486779 486779 1.00E−07 7.15 SPIB 295093 1.00E−07 7.64 IMAGE:178984 178984 1.00E−07 7.64 HLA-DPB1 725548 1.00E−07 7.66 C10orf128 485725 1.00E−07 7.74 IMAGE:744366 744366 1.00E−07 7.78 RARA 159381 1.00E−07 7.81 ALDH1A2 782730 1.00E−07 7.82 CCL4 259552 1.00E−07 7.86 NBL1 503874 1.00E−07 7.86 TYROBP 1146624 1.00E−07 7.91 STX7 174396 1.00E−07 7.97 LRRC17 120649 1.00E−07 8.59 KLK13 743113 1.00E−07 9.07 IMAGE:744911 744911 1.00E−07 9.25 PDK2 114008 1.00E−07 9.38 IMAGE:743237 743237 1.00E−07 9.51 DKFZp586M1819 1072914 1.00E−07 9.79 IMAGE:742899 742899 1.00E−07 9.94 HLA-DRA 153411 1.00E−07 10.40 SLCO3A1 725696 1.00E−07 11.38 PTPRA 487130 1.00E−07 11.60 IGKV1-5 155345 1.00E−07 11.62 IGLC1 160163 1.00E−07 11.72 SCGB2A1 2137932 1.00E−07 11.86 FLJ27523 743246 1.00E−07 12.05 LASP1 592598 1.00E−07 12.09 HLA-DRB1 490710 1.00E−07 12.31 IMAGE:745018 745018 1.00E−07 12.61 RANBP2 245426 1.00E−07 12.66 CD53 1324060 1.00E−07 12.90 SALL4 726454 1.00E−07 12.91 C9orf97 740885 1.00E−07 13.01 CD37 1131054 1.00E−07 13.31 HLA-DPA1 191881 1.00E−07 13.40 NOS2A 924826 1.00E−07 13.53 PIK3CA 2238108 1.00E−07 13.56 PITX2 950695 1.00E−07 14.04 MID1IP1 731762 1.00E−07 14.20 LOC149478 714216 1.00E−07 14.84 ZNF251 486401 1.00E−07 15.21 CXCL9 1654256 1.00E−07 15.21 PFC 235934 1.00E−07 15.22 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 1.00E−07 15.23 UBE2N 730271 1.00E−07 16.15 UBD 243741 1.00E−07 16.50 ZNF451 742592 1.00E−07 16.61 CD160 1580147 1.00E−07 17.77 GTF2E1 668494 1.00E−07 19.41 VPS13A 745248 1.00E−07 19.68 IMAGE:2361911 2361911 1.00E−07 19.85 CFLAR 427786 1.00E−07 20.20 MGC40042 744755 1.00E−07 20.48 PP35 726904 1.00E−07 21.69 MTMR9 745223 1.00E−07 22.17 IMAGE:738896 738896 1.00E−07 22.40 TPD52 743259 1.00E−07 22.87 HLA-DQA1 80109 1.00E−07 23.10 PTGS1 1712870 1.00E−07 23.45 OSBPL6 232002 1.00E−07 24.81 IMAGE:742696 742696 1.00E−07 25.59 IMAGE:342256 342256 1.00E−07 26.42 IMAGE:744897 744897 1.00E−07 28.84 IMAGE:726557 726557 1.00E−07 31.27 RABGEF1 741389 1.00E−07 34.99 MALT1 1420842 1.00E−07 41.74 IMAGE:725758 725758 1.00E−07 42.90 CCL19 1707527 1.00E−07 46.37 IGH@ 289337 1.00E−07 49.51 IMAGE:739953 739953 1.00E−07 49.67 APBA3 239086 1.00E−07 53.51 IGKC 713896 1.00E−07 59.97 C21orf70 236386 1.00E−07 61.19 IMAGE:1129745 1129745 1.00E−07 62.69 IMAGE:2364998 2364998 1.00E−07 98.71 IMAGE:504539 504539 1.00E−04 1.95 STAT1 110101 1.00E−04 1.96 CD81 1057773 1.00E−04 1.97 BID 128065 1.00E−04 2.21 NEK6 725345 1.00E−04 2.26 HDAC1 1896337 1.00E−04 2.29 MCOLN1 726156 1.00E−04 2.85 FLJ10439 731284 1.00E−04 2.88 UBQLN1 292882 1.00E−04 2.99 SLAMF8 288807 1.00E−04 3.05 TRAF1 152844 1.00E−04 3.16 SELL 149910 1.00E−04 3.23 MAP2K4 726147 1.00E−04 3.32 PLA2G2A 152802 1.00E−04 3.36 LRRC14 725927 1.00E−04 3.37 CXCR6 196115 1.00E−04 3.45 CBL 1578721 1.00E−04 3.45 SEMA4D 210587 1.00E−04 3.47 DAXX 742977 1.00E−04 3.60 TCL1A 200018 1.00E−04 3.68 LOC203076 744756 1.00E−04 3.73 MTX3 741661 1.00E−04 3.74 G3BP 667239 1.00E−04 3.78 KLRK1 725473 1.00E−04 3.87 CD58 2103105 1.00E−04 3.88 AIF1 343867 1.00E−04 3.92 RAP1A 364271 1.00E−04 4.15 RUNX3 122874 1.00E−04 4.20 SYT11 180950 1.00E−04 4.30 RGS3 232507 1.00E−04 4.35 SFRP4 285693 1.00E−04 4.36 HPS6 723938 1.00E−04 4.39 CARD11 665651 1.00E−04 4.72 APOL1 665632 1.00E−04 4.79 NCK1 1326169 1.00E−04 4.98 IL16 204381 1.00E−04 5.00 CKIP-1 727207 1.00E−04 5.03 HCLS1 665452 1.00E−04 5.05 CD74 117072 1.00E−04 5.14 TYR 271985 1.00E−04 5.15 SPDEF 1188588 1.00E−04 5.50 BATF 1929371 1.00E−04 6.03 ARHGAP25 665982 1.00E−04 6.13 TXNDC5 471210 1.00E−04 6.38 PSCDBP 824531 1.00E−04 7.09 CD38 1352408 1.00E−04 7.22 NOD27 667435 1.00E−04 7.22 SARS 248811 1.00E−04 7.34 C18orf51 742649 1.00E−04 7.47 TJP3 741919 1.00E−04 7.75 IMAGE:742853 742853 1.00E−04 7.90 POU2AF1 1541958 1.00E−04 8.06 CD79A 1056782 1.00E−04 8.58 EPPB9 668454 1.00E−04 9.03 LYZ 1256485 1.00E−04 9.16 CXCR4 49725 1.00E−04 9.19 CBFA2T2 43629 1.00E−04 10.03 IMAGE:730865 730865 1.00E−04 13.00 CD48 667144 1.00E−04 13.03 FLJ39378 724042 1.00E−04 13.51 NEDD9 667602 1.00E−04 17.38 MGC26647 745326 1.00E−04 20.55 ZBTB33 725622 1.00E−04 21.42 TAPBP 723753 2.00E−04 2.12 ISGF3G 724588 2.00E−04 2.25 IMAGE:744881 744881 2.00E−04 2.35 GFPT2 485085 2.00E−04 2.36 IMAGE:745125 745125 2.00E−04 2.44 CASP3 823680 2.00E−04 2.72 LOC283658 666755 2.00E−04 9.05 CD79B 155717 2.00E−04 10.51 IMAGE:727154 727154 3.00E−04 2.38 APOE 1870594 3.00E−04 3.26 PREB 740347 3.00E−04 4.99 IMAGE:729489 729489 3.00E−04 5.80 CXCL14 345034 3.00E−04 9.35 FLJ12592 252489 4.00E−04 1.96 LOC440712 725268 4.00E−04 2.14 CSF1 124554 4.00E−04 2.40 ESRRG 44064 5.00E−04 9.39 NOMO1 134615 7.00E−04 1.77 C19orf33 379540 7.00E−04 2.37 MGP 590264 7.00E−04 3.05 CXCL6 2108870 7.00E−04 4.29 STAT2 2306096 8.00E−04 1.81 MLL 80688 8.00E−04 1.88 HMGB2 884365 8.00E−04 1.92 CCL11 502658 8.00E−04 2.04 SPI1 1285305 9.00E−04 1.84 NOTCH2 1641901 1.10E−03 2.97 CD5 356841 1.50E−03 1.82 SLC9A3R1 773286 1.50E−03 2.15 S100A4 868577 1.60E−03 3.88 SLC6A1 177967 2.00E−03 1.66 FLJ35794 364204 2.30E−03 2.21 FXYD1 204686 2.40E−03 1.72 UBE1L 250883 3.10E−03 1.88 F10 310519 3.30E−03 1.68 NCB5OR 743367 3.90E−03 2.21 IMAGE:740105 740105 4.30E−03 1.70 CFH 665784 6.80E−03 2.37 C4A 724366 7.70E−03 2.75 MRC2 235882 7.90E−03 1.59 MYC 129438 7.90E−03 1.96 NRIP1 38775 8.20E−03 1.64 NUP214 382612 8.60E−03 1.86 DCN 666410 1.84E−02 1.85 COL8A2 486204 2.00E−02 1.64 TLN1 187482 2.08E−02 1.69 ELK4 236155 2.17E−02 1.50 FLJ22794 137454 2.43E−02 1.54 IL11RA 1101773 2.59E−02 1.63 KIAA1576 743426 2.91E−02 1.51 APOD 838611 2.98E−02 2.89 GABRE 209137 3.67E−02 1.45 NRP1 666061 3.95E−02 1.44 ABCA3 52740 4.99E−01 1.13 AAAS 740617 3.00E−07 3.34 CXCL6 2108870 1.00E−07 4.29 CARD11 665651 1.00E−07 4.72 DKFZp667B0210 1844689 1.00E−07 4.83 CD38 1352408 1.00E−07 7.22 CD79A 1056782 1.00E−07 8.58 EPPB9 668454 1.00E−07 9.03 CBFA2T2 43629 1.00E−07 10.03 CD79B 155717 1.00E−07 10.51

TABLE 27 GD Under name cloid p-value fold DCXR 724596 3.00E−03 0.61 VEGFC 503189 1.65E−02 0.65 LARS 135407 3.74E−02 0.71 AURKC 731021 4.05E−02 0.62 MRPL45 364717 4.33E−02 0.64 IMAGE:23817 23817 3.65E−04 0.52 DHX57 24623 1.69E−03 0.59 DCXR 724596 3.39E−03 0.61 IMAGE:180851 180851 5.36E−03 0.61

TABLE 28 GD Over name cloid p-value fold ATP6V1G2 726424 2.10E−03 2.22 KIAA1737 122063 3.40E−03 1.67 IMAGE:729489 729489 5.90E−03 2.95 ISGF3G 724588 6.30E−03 1.72 AIF1 343867 6.80E−03 2.21 PPP3CB 1116948 7.70E−03 1.82 IMAGE:727154 727154 7.70E−03 1.81 ECGF1 1632468 8.00E−03 1.99 CD81 1057773 8.70E−03 1.61 CD74 117072 8.80E−03 2.48 TNFRSF1B 73703 9.10E−03 1.58 GPR124 486493 1.01E−02 1.52 MGP 590264 1.07E−02 2.38 MAP2K4 726147 1.22E−02 1.69 S100A8 1089513 1.23E−02 1.86 PLEK 724225 1.55E−02 1.89 HLA-DQA1 80109 1.59E−02 3.06 IMAGE:744385 744385 1.63E−02 1.70 CXCL9 1654256 1.81E−02 2.95 HLA-B 964736 1.83E−02 1.95 NOD27 667435 1.89E−02 1.94 HNRPA3 365349 1.97E−02 1.48 IMAGE:742696 742696 2.02E−02 3.53 SPIB 295093 2.08E−02 2.28 CD3G 110938 2.10E−02 1.55 CYP2C9 195712 2.11E−02 1.80 RANBP2 245426 2.24E−02 2.49 ADRB2 127360 2.28E−02 1.54 RUNX3 122874 2.29E−02 1.62 38596 448163 2.29E−02 1.82 CERKL 489326 2.35E−02 1.75 TIMP3 501476 2.40E−02 1.86 LILRB2 202897 2.43E−02 1.59 C13orf12 23121 2.47E−02 1.59 IMAGE:744911 744911 2.57E−02 2.06 C4orf6 743212 2.72E−02 1.68 CXCR4 49725 2.72E−02 2.01 HLA-DPB1 725548 2.77E−02 2.06 HLA-DPA1 191881 2.86E−02 2.93 IMAGE:744926 744926 2.88E−02 1.60 HCLS1 665452 2.89E−02 1.67 TAP1 2158322 3.11E−02 1.76 HLA-C 727394 3.14E−02 1.59 BST2 811024 3.21E−02 1.48 CCL4 259552 3.25E−02 2.14 RABGEF1 741389 3.34E−02 4.28 RGS3 232507 3.38E−02 1.50 B2M 342416 3.65E−02 1.68 PIK3CA 2238108 3.66E−02 2.19 RIPK3 667313 3.66E−02 1.46 RARRES3 324225 3.73E−02 1.99 WARS 366359 3.84E−02 1.89 SPDEF 1188588 3.90E−02 1.61 IMAGE:742899 742899 3.90E−02 1.86 CASP3 823680 3.95E−02 1.65 ALDH1A2 782730 3.95E−02 1.76 IL16 204381 4.00E−02 1.58 CKIP-1 727207 4.02E−02 1.66 UBD 243741 4.11E−02 2.22 LRRC17 120649 4.23E−02 1.78 PLAC9 366115 4.26E−02 1.69 C9orf97 740885 4.30E−02 2.15 CDH16 726763 4.35E−02 1.83 IL10RA 258747 4.35E−02 1.56 IMAGE:727554 727554 4.39E−02 1.45 HLA-DRA 153411 4.74E−02 2.66 LAIR1 665566 4.75E−02 1.42 TRAF5 1286238 4.81E−02 1.42 TERF1 135773 2.81E−02 1.45 IMAGE:136686 136686 6.29E−02 1.48 RAI14 731711 8.19E−03 1.56 MLH3 250771 8.59E−03 1.59 KIAA1737 122063 1.78E−03 1.67 IMAGE:744385 744385 1.37E−02 1.70 D21S2056E 740140 2.44E−03 1.72 SSX1 262894 5.97E−04 1.76 IMAGE:53081 53081 3.35E−03 1.77 LOC150837 258698 5.84E−04 1.81 MGC5566 53119 1.74E−03 1.85 TTC19 136366 1.57E−04 1.87 BDKRB2 665674 6.16E−03 2.15 IMAGE:178161 178161 6.99E−04 2.53 IMAGE:729489 729489 1.28E−03 2.95

TABLE 29 FTA-a Under name cloid p-value fold VDAC1 486221 1.00E−07 0.67 PLCG1 1174287 1.00E−04 0.67 NRP1 666061 2.00E−04 0.72 IMAGE:504539 504539 2.00E−04 0.75 IMAGE:742837 742837 2.00E−04 0.73 C1QBP 173371 4.00E−04 0.73 ALDH1A3 486189 5.00E−04 0.69 IMAGE:682585 682585 6.00E−04 0.76 RPS6KA5 258966 8.00E−04 0.77 NR2F1 253386 9.00E−04 0.74 IMAGE:213529 213529 1.00E−03 0.75 COX7B 566862 1.10E−03 0.70 GFPT2 485085 1.20E−03 0.73 IDH3B 723755 1.20E−03 0.77 IMAGE:382423 382423 1.30E−03 0.70 C6orf216 731742 1.70E−03 0.74 SPI1 1285305 1.80E−03 0.77 MRC2 235882 1.80E−03 0.77 LOC56251 137478 2.00E−03 0.78 SLC36A3 731115 2.20E−03 0.80 IMAGE:727289 727289 2.70E−03 0.67 LEMD1 731047 2.90E−03 0.71 ELK4 236155 3.70E−03 0.79 RBBP4 705147 3.90E−03 0.80 CLGN 1049033 4.00E−03 0.76 KLF4 188232 4.00E−03 0.68 IMAGE:666794 666794 4.30E−03 0.75 SIAT8C 382069 4.30E−03 0.78 S100A10 119939 4.40E−03 0.70 FCHO1 742763 4.50E−03 0.79 NAT5 731073 4.70E−03 0.78 ABCA8 284828 5.20E−03 0.75 IMAGE:743603 743603 5.60E−03 0.79 IMAGE:665649 665649 6.80E−03 0.79 IMAGE:745072 745072 6.90E−03 0.72 STK17A 562904 8.70E−03 0.78 ARVCF 40633 8.90E−03 0.81 KLRK1 725473 8.90E−03 0.79 IMAGE:744616 744616 9.40E−03 0.80 CD5 356841 1.00E−02 0.81 LEFTY2 340657 1.09E−02 0.77 MYC 129438 1.10E−02 0.75 CHRDL2 485872 1.20E−02 0.81 HSPC159 365045 1.29E−02 0.80 HRK 767779 1.44E−02 0.72 LRPAP1 587186 1.45E−02 0.79 LARS 135407 1.47E−02 0.83 PDK1 1645668 1.48E−02 0.83 IMAGE:744899 744899 1.48E−02 0.82 IMAGE:382521 382521 1.54E−02 0.77 ANP32E 382738 1.55E−02 0.75 RAP1A 364271 1.65E−02 0.79 SIAT8F 667110 1.72E−02 0.76 IGSF10 682276 1.79E−02 0.82 MFAP3L 726821 1.89E−02 0.84 DOK5 25664 1.97E−02 0.77 IMAGE:21496 21496 1.98E−02 0.79 IMAGE:729875 729875 2.06E−02 0.80 DEFB1 665086 2.12E−02 0.72 RPL27A 178255 2.13E−02 0.70 CKS2 725454 2.22E−02 0.76 LILRB5 71428 2.22E−02 0.79 MAK 382002 2.24E−02 0.79 KIAA1754L 365056 2.28E−02 0.79 DEK 1016390 2.50E−02 0.83 IMAGE:731616 731616 2.57E−02 0.71 CBL 1578721 2.72E−02 0.79 ME3 724238 2.74E−02 0.76 BAP1 1012990 3.01E−02 0.79 CD58 2103105 3.13E−02 0.82 BIN1 2384812 3.43E−02 0.84 CLECSF12 258865 3.49E−02 0.65 CASP5 341763 3.51E−02 0.73 MRPL45 364717 3.59E−02 0.81 PPP3CB 1116948 3.62E−02 0.81 NCK1 1326169 3.76E−02 0.80 GPI 741474 3.87E−02 0.83 SAFB 42280 4.11E−02 0.79 GNAI1 753215 4.20E−02 0.82 PRG1 1982430 4.37E−02 0.77 HMG20A 731277 4.41E−02 0.78 PCSK6 31924 4.56E−02 0.80 CYP2C9 195712 4.68E−02 0.79 LOC285961 742542 4.79E−02 0.86 HCLS1 665452 4.91E−02 0.80 PLCG1 1174287 8.36E−05 0.67 PDK4 487379 1.00E−02 0.70 IMAGE:24065 24065 4.52E−04 0.75

TABLE 30 FTA-a Over name cloid p-value fold TBC1D17 739955 1.00E−07 1.56 PLXNB2 1420676 1.00E−07 1.70 ZNF76 745003 1.00E−07 1.51 KIAA1196 738938 1.00E−07 1.52 BCL2L11 300194 1.00E−07 1.42 ASGR1 25883 1.00E−07 1.75 RAD51L1 295412 1.00E−07 1.66 PRUNE 364324 1.00E−07 1.41 PH-4 730938 1.00E−07 1.34 IMAGE:744055 744055 1.00E−07 1.73 DAP 725371 1.00E−04 1.51 CABIN1 1844968 1.00E−04 1.59 RPS6KA2 22711 1.00E−04 1.57 UBE1L 250883 1.00E−04 1.41 SLC25A23 741954 2.00E−04 1.47 PLA2G6 744087 3.00E−04 1.43 TLN1 187482 4.00E−04 1.44 IMAGE:744505 744505 4.00E−04 1.34 IL11RA 1101773 7.00E−04 1.40 PVRL2 725364 8.00E−04 1.30 LGALS3BP 742100 8.00E−04 1.56 LOC146909 726353 9.00E−04 1.29 CaMKIINalpha 173820 1.00E−03 1.35 DNALI1 782688 1.20E−03 1.45 C4A 724366 1.30E−03 1.76 IMAGE:731726 731726 1.70E−03 1.44 FCGBP 154172 1.70E−03 1.71 KCNC3 53333 1.90E−03 1.36 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 1.90E−03 1.52 ANKRD20B 745106 2.50E−03 1.40 RIPK3 667313 2.50E−03 1.29 KLF1 208991 2.60E−03 1.49 IMAGE:744385 744385 3.50E−03 1.35 E2F5 809828 3.90E−03 1.52 PDLIM1 135689 4.30E−03 1.38 SH3RF2 744797 4.40E−03 1.35 SEMA7A 135941 4.60E−03 1.70 PBXIP1 366042 5.40E−03 1.33 EPHB6 172982 8.00E−03 1.44 HSPB1 23827 9.50E−03 1.30 APLP2 549054 1.19E−02 1.33 CDH1 214008 1.22E−02 1.30 USP13 666007 1.23E−02 1.27 IMAGE:136801 136801 1.27E−02 1.21 IMAGE:724416 724416 1.36E−02 1.36 PAX8 545475 1.53E−02 1.36 DCI 667892 1.55E−02 1.22 SNRP70 729971 1.60E−02 1.31 PEMT 742580 1.78E−02 1.20 C10orf116 740941 1.83E−02 1.42 DKFZp434M202 743118 2.07E−02 1.21 KIAA0789 33621 2.45E−02 1.26 NDUFA7 364469 2.60E−02 1.19 LOC340073 731404 2.76E−02 1.24 ITPR1 667348 2.86E−02 1.22 MT1F 78353 3.11E−02 1.45 FOXO1A 151247 3.31E−02 1.20 NIFIE14 472160 3.34E−02 1.19 ID1 1087348 3.95E−02 1.34 HSPB3 502598 3.96E−02 1.35 ZFOC1 744606 4.07E−02 1.20 ALCAM 172828 4.14E−02 1.17 POLR2A 740130 4.49E−02 1.19 LOC400451 667174 4.89E−02 1.22 IMAGE:745465 745465 2.58E−02 1.24 CaMKIINalpha 173820 9.52E−04 1.35 BAT3 24392 8.11E−04 1.42 BCL2L11 300194 6.00E−06 1.42 KLF1 208991 3.01E−03 1.49 FLJ14981 24532 1.84E−04 1.50 DAP 725371 6.20E−06 1.51 RPS6KA2 22711 3.77E−05 1.57 TSPAN1 376003 3.52E−05 1.57 CABIN1 1844968 1.12E−05 1.59 COL18A1 359202 3.20E−05 1.60 RAD51L1 295412 4.23E−05 1.66 ASGR1 25883 1.25E−05 1.75

TABLE 31 FTA- atypical Under name cloid p-value fold NBL1 503874 2.47E−04 0.35 SCNN1A 741305 2.37E−05 0.41 KLF1 208991 3.72E−05 0.43 NCB5OR 743367 2.03E−03 0.56 EIF1AY 380394 4.02E−05 0.57 IFNAR2 123950 2.56E−04 0.61 ZNF415 23939 4.94E−03 0.63 WDR1 714196 2.06E−04 0.65 KLK2 1102600 1.39E−03 0.66 KLF1 208991 1.00E−07 0.43 CREB3L2 136399 2.00E−04 0.48 NBL1 503874 3.00E−04 0.35 IFNAR2 123950 4.00E−04 0.61 KLK2 1102600 4.00E−04 0.66 CD3D 377560 1.10E−03 0.56 NCB5OR 743367 2.40E−03 0.56 NTRK2 2048801 2.50E−03 0.53 SAFB 42280 3.10E−03 0.58 TOSO 813174 3.20E−03 0.57 LRP1 30219 3.30E−03 0.63 CBL 1578721 4.00E−03 0.61 SIAT8B 33133 4.10E−03 0.71 COL27A1 379517 4.30E−03 0.69 FXYD1 204686 4.30E−03 0.69 SIGLEC7 743331 4.90E−03 0.70 FLJ11184 384404 5.00E−03 0.58 MGC23909 731598 5.00E−03 0.54 NEK6 725345 5.30E−03 0.69 APOD 838611 6.10E−03 0.38 NME7 743982 6.30E−03 0.49 C19orf33 379540 6.50E−03 0.63 IMAGE:743619 743619 6.90E−03 0.70 CCDC6 487848 7.70E−03 0.68 REV1L 738916 8.70E−03 0.52 IMAGE:744074 744074 1.00E−02 0.51 BAI3 50491 1.05E−02 0.65 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 1.10E−02 0.46 DF 666128 1.11E−02 0.49 DUSP24 740158 1.12E−02 0.48 CASP5 341763 1.33E−02 0.57 C10orf116 740941 1.39E−02 0.58 37500 729542 1.40E−02 0.63 IMAGE:251047 251047 1.40E−02 0.66 DHCR24 742965 1.41E−02 0.57 GSS 140405 1.42E−02 0.68 CCNT1 111460 1.44E−02 0.67 PARD3 724642 1.46E−02 0.75 SPON2 723923 1.48E−02 0.72 LOC149478 714216 1.51E−02 0.48 IMAGE:731616 731616 1.51E−02 0.57 CAV1 309645 1.51E−02 0.63 C20orf19 366032 1.56E−02 0.74 IMAGE:740105 740105 1.66E−02 0.73 IMAGE:744926 744926 1.71E−02 0.69 APIN 364706 1.71E−02 0.69 MGC99813 739097 1.75E−02 0.46 FLJ12688 1735081 1.78E−02 0.65 SLC17A2 207920 1.85E−02 0.53 AMICA1 487436 1.93E−02 0.68 CRABP1 739193 1.95E−02 0.39 IMAGE:177857 177857 1.98E−02 0.68 S100A8 1089513 2.00E−02 0.66 IMAGE:743603 743603 2.01E−02 0.74 DCC 2091389 2.16E−02 0.72 CFH 665784 2.19E−02 0.59 RNF32 731422 2.35E−02 0.62 LILRB5 71428 2.37E−02 0.70 KCNQ2 179534 2.38E−02 0.69 BAP1 1012990 2.40E−02 0.68 IMAGE:666315 666315 2.41E−02 0.70 TNFRSF25 1932202 2.46E−02 0.66 AQP11 713831 2.51E−02 0.65 MEOX1 760065 2.59E−02 0.68 ARHGAP10 731380 2.60E−02 0.66 APOL1 665632 2.65E−02 0.54 MUTED 731202 2.66E−02 0.67 ISG20 740604 2.71E−02 0.70 DEFB1 665086 2.86E−02 0.61 IMAGE:136686 136686 2.95E−02 0.72 CDH16 726763 3.12E−02 0.63 BIC 743270 3.21E−02 0.74 MMRN1 759865 3.24E−02 0.74 IMAGE:364741 364741 3.29E−02 0.67 SIAT7B 823590 3.62E−02 0.74 BAZ2B 609631 3.64E−02 0.78 OBSCN 730926 3.79E−02 0.79 PLCG2 201467 3.83E−02 0.72 F10 310519 3.85E−02 0.77 ADRB2 127360 3.85E−02 0.76 RODH 471641 3.90E−02 0.51 DAXX 742977 4.00E−02 0.77 VAV1 80384 4.07E−02 0.60 ME3 724238 4.21E−02 0.67 SLPI 378813 4.27E−02 0.67 JUP 35628 4.42E−02 0.64 LOC129531 487103 4.66E−02 0.71 MATN2 28584 4.74E−02 0.67 TFF1 1075949 4.74E−02 0.65 MCC 731305 4.75E−02 0.63

TABLE 32 FTA- atypical Over name cloid p-value fold ICOSLG 2074228 1.12E−03 1.55 ETF1 146976 6.36E−04 1.63 ANK2 2139315 1.31E−03 1.68 FLJ10748 726830 4.24E−05 1.71 SNCB 50202 4.68E−05 1.99 IGFBP3 269873 9.68E−05 2.06 TSC 745490 1.95E−04 2.61 CITED1 265558 1.21E−05 3.53 IMAGE:687667 687667 1.00E−07 3.90 CITED1 265558 1.00E−07 3.53 DJ462O23.2 738970 1.00E−07 1.63 FLJ10748 726830 1.00E−04 1.71 ETF1 146976 3.00E−04 1.63 TSC 745490 4.00E−04 2.61 CA11 282587 5.00E−04 1.53 PSAT1 366388 9.00E−04 1.50 ICOSLG 2074228 1.50E−03 1.55 IMAGE:669188 669188 1.80E−03 1.71 IMAGE:668536 668536 2.50E−03 1.97 PBXIP1 366042 3.00E−03 1.60 ABCC3 208097 3.10E−03 2.12 IMP-2 743774 3.30E−03 2.13 TM4SF8 713647 3.60E−03 1.45 KCNK5 134978 3.90E−03 1.61 IMAGE:731751 731751 4.80E−03 1.80 BCL2L11 300194 6.80E−03 1.40 MESDC2 713653 8.90E−03 1.39 CHRAC1 724276 9.20E−03 1.36 ECM1 301122 1.10E−02 2.21 SPATA12 730300 1.37E−02 1.37 FRMD4B 669564 1.58E−02 1.51 SCEL 668239 1.58E−02 1.38 IMAGE:738332 738332 1.74E−02 1.82 MGC17299 713422 1.95E−02 1.32 CLDN1 594279 2.21E−02 2.31 S100A13 1104732 2.30E−02 1.39 PDCD4 665376 2.43E−02 1.44 PH-4 730938 2.47E−02 1.30 LOC400451 667174 2.90E−02 1.40 IMAGE:1877668 1877668 2.99E−02 1.33 CLDN7 300268 3.01E−02 1.29 LRPAP1 587186 3.20E−02 1.39 QPCT 711918 3.46E−02 1.60 NR2F2 72744 3.48E−02 1.34 IL19 1932168 3.80E−02 1.42 CKLFSF4 143759 3.82E−02 1.28 CICE 725791 3.82E−02 1.30 ACE2 730971 3.99E−02 1.34 MGC19604 687468 4.18E−02 1.29 CD63 125552 4.69E−02 1.26 FLT4 668815 4.70E−02 1.28 NFKB1 687782 4.99E−02 1.32 CKS2 725454 5.03E−02 1.43

TABLE 33 FTA-b Under name cloid p-value fold IFI30 740931 1.00E−07 0.41 ISG20 740604 1.00E−07 0.60 ALCAM 172828 1.00E−04 0.68 LOC440712 725268 5.00E−04 0.67 IMAGE:136014 136014 9.00E−04 0.65 IMAGE:731751 731751 1.00E−03 0.57 CLDN1 594279 1.00E−03 0.39 FLJ12604 731128 1.20E−03 0.67 C19orf33 379540 1.30E−03 0.65 SLC6A8 725877 1.40E−03 0.38 IMP-2 743774 1.50E−03 0.52 IMAGE:136976 136976 1.50E−03 0.69 IMAGE:178984 178984 1.80E−03 0.48 ABCC3 208097 2.60E−03 0.55 DAF 627107 3.30E−03 0.70 GABRE 209137 3.80E−03 0.74 LOC284739 741587 4.10E−03 0.64 SPINL 236399 4.40E−03 0.56 IMAGE:234148 234148 4.70E−03 0.70 MYC 129438 4.70E−03 0.67 TIAM1 23612 4.80E−03 0.69 ITGAX 234357 5.10E−03 0.70 FABP5 1088781 5.10E−03 0.72 DKFZp434M202 743118 5.40E−03 0.76 NOTCH1 359461 5.50E−03 0.75 DF 666128 6.20E−03 0.54 APOD 838611 8.70E−03 0.49 TCL1A 200018 1.05E−02 0.76 CITED1 265558 1.12E−02 0.56 SLAMF8 288807 1.13E−02 0.74 APBA3 239086 1.14E−02 0.28 FLJ22794 137454 1.18E−02 0.76 FLJ12688 1735081 1.22E−02 0.71 DHCR24 742965 1.23E−02 0.64 IGLC1 160163 1.24E−02 0.49 TYROBP 1146624 1.30E−02 0.57 RASGRP1 725707 1.35E−02 0.63 CD3G 110938 1.35E−02 0.77 HLA-DRA 153411 1.39E−02 0.51 DPP4 343987 1.42E−02 0.64 IGKV1-5 155345 1.42E−02 0.43 IGH@ 289337 1.44E−02 0.28 CD74 117072 1.46E−02 0.63 HLA-DPA1 191881 1.51E−02 0.51 ALDH1A1 309697 1.56E−02 0.68 MGC21518 738315 1.70E−02 0.71 IMAGE:727496 727496 1.79E−02 0.68 CD79A 1056782 1.82E−02 0.71 HCA112 486201 1.83E−02 0.70 LAIR1 665566 1.84E−02 0.79 S100A10 119939 1.85E−02 0.70 DOK5 25664 1.93E−02 0.73 MALT1 1420842 1.93E−02 0.31 IMAGE:725758 725758 1.94E−02 0.29 IMAGE:1129745 1129745 1.94E−02 0.30 IGKC 713896 1.98E−02 0.29 S100A1 175772 1.99E−02 0.72 CXCL14 345034 2.01E−02 0.45 FLJ35794 364204 2.06E−02 0.73 FRMD4B 669564 2.06E−02 0.73 KIAA1576 743426 2.07E−02 0.79 DKFZp586M1819 1072914 2.09E−02 0.60 IMAGE:78294 78294 2.11E−02 0.69 TPD52 743259 2.11E−02 0.54 COL8A2 486204 2.20E−02 0.77 HMGB2 884365 2.28E−02 0.79 IMAGE:504539 504539 2.30E−02 0.80 SLPI 378813 2.31E−02 0.71 IMAGE:745018 745018 2.38E−02 0.64 DUSP24 740158 2.41E−02 0.60 IMAGE:687667 687667 2.43E−02 0.66 C21orf70 236386 2.44E−02 0.32 MTX3 741661 2.59E−02 0.81 STK17A 562904 2.63E−02 0.78 NOTCH2 1641901 2.75E−02 0.70 TJP3 741919 2.76E−02 0.74 SPDEF 1188588 2.89E−02 0.76 LASP1 592598 3.07E−02 0.66 APOE 1870594 3.22E−02 0.67 PDK2 114008 3.23E−02 0.59 URB 809719 3.25E−02 0.72 CD58 2103105 3.26E−02 0.79 MGC17299 713422 3.27E−02 0.82 S100A12 1705397 3.31E−02 0.81 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 3.35E−02 0.60 RBBP4 705147 3.36E−02 0.82 SMARCA5 730037 3.44E−02 0.82 CD48 667144 3.45E−02 0.67 NBL1 503874 3.54E−02 0.62 IMAGE:484577 484577 3.65E−02 0.76 KISS1 812955 3.67E−02 0.80 ZFOC1 744606 3.72E−02 0.80 DEK 1016390 3.77E−02 0.82 CCDC6 487848 3.78E−02 0.79 IMAGE:251427 251427 3.93E−02 0.79 KRT1 1544175 4.00E−02 0.74 MAP2K4 726147 4.04E−02 0.80 IRF4 682207 4.04E−02 0.77 IMAGE:2364998 2364998 4.51E−02 0.40 RFX2 731738 4.60E−02 0.75 HLA-DPB1 725548 4.62E−02 0.69 CLGN 1049033 4.62E−02 0.80 SEMA4D 210587 4.63E−02 0.81 CD37 1131054 4.68E−02 0.67 IMAGE:744926 744926 4.70E−02 0.80 FLJ39378 724042 4.70E−02 0.69 FLJ27523 743246 4.72E−02 0.67 C4orf6 743212 4.72E−02 0.77 FOLR1 131839 4.95E−02 0.71 CASP3 823680 5.01E−02 0.77 ISG20 740604 3.51E−05 0.60 IMAGE:487086 487086 1.52E−04 0.67 PCDHB15 730593 1.06E−03 0.74 LHFP 591534 2.24E−03 0.74 DKFZp434M202 743118 5.77E−03 0.76

TABLE 34 FTA-b Over name cloid p-value fold DCI 667892 1.00E−07 1.63 SPARC 267358 1.00E−07 1.47 USP13 666007 1.00E−04 1.56 ETF1 146976 1.00E−04 1.54 CDH13 486510 1.00E−04 1.38 GRB10 564994 3.00E−04 1.42 PITPNC1 364436 3.00E−04 1.52 GLT8D2 365271 3.00E−04 1.84 CRABP1 739193 4.00E−04 3.17 IMAGE:666315 666315 4.00E−04 1.52 KRT7 592276 6.00E−04 1.52 MGC99813 739097 6.00E−04 2.39 MESDC2 713653 8.00E−04 1.41 CD63 125552 8.00E−04 1.33 PVRL2 725364 9.00E−04 1.37 CDH1 214008 1.00E−03 1.56 LOC340073 731404 1.00E−03 1.46 ID1 1087348 1.10E−03 1.79 DIO1 296702 1.10E−03 1.79 TMED4 251250 1.10E−03 1.52 KDR 469345 1.20E−03 1.38 SGSH 669263 1.30E−03 1.37 SYN3 727056 2.40E−03 1.34 IMAGE:744385 744385 2.60E−03 1.45 HMG20A 731277 3.10E−03 1.54 COX6A1 512910 3.40E−03 1.34 LOC388886 34007 3.50E−03 1.40 IMAGE:744439 744439 4.30E−03 1.30 EMX2 365121 4.50E−03 1.38 VTN 230126 4.90E−03 1.49 GOLPH2 811582 6.40E−03 1.29 PBXIP1 366042 8.30E−03 1.39 KIAA0789 33621 8.40E−03 1.40 PH-4 730938 8.70E−03 1.27 IMAGE:665649 665649 9.50E−03 1.32 FLT4 668815 1.00E−02 1.29 TPM2 740620 1.04E−02 1.45 HSPB3 502598 1.39E−02 1.56 CDH16 726763 1.43E−02 1.52 IMAGE:364741 364741 1.50E−02 1.44 KLF1 208991 1.79E−02 1.47 CREB3L2 136399 2.00E−02 1.36 ASGR1 25883 2.00E−02 1.44 IMAGE:136686 136686 2.06E−02 1.31 IMAGE:383718 383718 2.17E−02 1.29 PRUNE 364324 2.28E−02 1.28 CHRAC1 724276 2.32E−02 1.24 LOC146909 726353 2.35E−02 1.24 NUP214 382612 2.37E−02 1.31 RAD51L1 295412 2.45E−02 1.40 DNMT3B 645455 2.50E−02 1.31 TIMP3 501476 2.60E−02 1.42 FBXW5 739576 2.77E−02 1.25 CKLFSF4 143759 2.81E−02 1.23 POLR2A 740130 2.92E−02 1.26 SASH1 31120 3.07E−02 1.28 MT1F 78353 3.55E−02 1.54 MGC20781 731227 3.93E−02 1.26 LRRC28 26519 4.09E−02 1.30 NDUFA7 364469 4.10E−02 1.22 GNB4 813260 4.22E−02 1.35 HIS1 342551 4.30E−02 1.27 E2F5 809828 4.59E−02 1.43 GNAI1 753215 4.63E−02 1.25 ADAMTS2 364844 1.61E−04 1.41 GRB10 564994 1.80E−04 1.42 TPM2 740620 9.35E−03 1.45 SPARC 267358 1.09E−04 1.47 HAS3 667533 1.07E−04 1.52 IMAGE:666315 666315 5.63E−04 1.52 USP13 666007 9.96E−05 1.56 KRT4 1173570 2.87E−04 1.65 KRTHB5 364569 1.00E−07 1.94 TP53I11 667514 1.22E−04 1.94 METRN 487475 1.00E−07 2.15

TABLE 35 FTC Under name cloid p-value fold LAPTM4A 726684 1.00E−07 0.24 TIMP3 501476 1.00E−07 0.29 NRIP1 38775 2.00E−04 0.39 TMED4 251250 3.00E−04 0.28 DEPDC6 669318 5.00E−04 0.39 NTRK3 35356 7.00E−04 0.45 NDUFA7 364469 9.00E−04 0.48 MESDC2 713653 1.70E−03 0.50 CRABP1 739193 2.10E−03 0.13 LRRC28 26519 2.50E−03 0.40 LRP1 30219 2.60E−03 0.40 IGKV1-5 155345 3.70E−03 0.13 ARMCX3 251452 4.50E−03 0.39 IMAGE:739953 739953 4.70E−03 0.05 LILRB2 202897 5.00E−03 0.45 HLA- 490710 5.20E−03 0.18 DRB1 MGC99813 739097 6.20E−03 0.23 KDR 469345 6.80E−03 0.52 EMX2 365121 7.80E−03 0.51 MDK 309009 7.90E−03 0.29 PITPNC1 364436 7.90E−03 0.49 NEK6 725345 9.10E−03 0.52 HLA-DRA 153411 9.30E−03 0.21 IMAGE:744897 744897 9.90E−03 0.15 IMAGE:725758 725758 1.01E−02 0.06 RGS19 485803 1.02E−02 0.50 IMAGE:175268 175268 1.18E−02 0.51 LRRC17 120649 1.25E−02 0.37 PPIL4 364777 1.31E−02 0.50 HLA- 191881 1.32E−02 0.22 DPA1 IGHM 276658 1.33E−02 0.37 MRPS11 471574 1.40E−02 0.50 IMAGE:1129745 1129745 1.42E−02 0.06 PTTG1 742935 1.45E−02 0.43 AIF1 343867 1.50E−02 0.40 IGKC 713896 1.85E−02 0.07 C21orf70 236386 1.94E−02 0.07 CD69 276727 2.02E−02 0.55 B2M 342416 2.07E−02 0.48 CSF1 124554 2.09E−02 0.53 ISGF3G 724588 2.20E−02 0.57 CD81 1057773 2.63E−02 0.60 MALT1 1420842 2.72E−02 0.09 TM7SF3 666928 2.80E−02 0.60 MAD2L2 727178 2.89E−02 0.57 HLA-A 1013595 2.97E−02 0.43 HLA- 725548 3.14E−02 0.41 DPB1 SLC17A2 207920 3.18E−02 0.37 MRC2 235882 3.29E−02 0.61 HLA-B 964736 3.32E−02 0.47 CERKL 489326 3.48E−02 0.51 TYROBP 1146624 3.70E−02 0.35 CD37 1131054 3.78E−02 0.39 HBA2 469647 3.83E−02 0.28 SLCO3A1 725696 3.88E−02 0.38 C10orf116 740941 3.97E−02 0.44 FLT4 668815 3.98E−02 0.63 S100A12 1705397 4.10E−02 0.64 MGC19604 687468 4.48E−02 0.64 CYP2C9 195712 4.55E−02 0.54 HIS1 342551 4.78E−02 0.59 NCB5OR 743367 4.92E−02 0.50 HLA- 80109 5.07E−02 0.33 DQA1 CD3Z 1899942 5.12E−02 0.65 IMAGE:729489 729489 5.20E−02 0.42 HIST1H4C 682451 1.57E−05 0.25 SUCLG2 687551 7.00E−07 0.27 PAI-RBP1 236055 5.30E−06 0.29 GHITM 25077 5.30E−06 0.31 CHST3 665327 2.90E−06 0.32 C22orf9 667250 2.00E−07 0.34 ZNF364 471834 5.80E−06 0.39 LRRC28 26519 1.51E−03 0.40 EMX2 365121 6.95E−03 0.51

TABLE 36 FTC Over name cloid p-value fold NR2F2 72744 1.00E−07 3.11 ZBTB16 2467442 1.00E−07 4.68 IMAGE:726782 726782 1.00E−07 2.43 KIAA1576 743426 1.00E−04 3.33 IMAGE:136801 136801 1.00E−04 2.26 LARS 135407 5.00E−04 2.34 DSP 135975 5.00E−04 2.53 FLJ22794 137454 6.00E−04 2.39 C9orf72 726849 7.00E−04 2.35 MGC5395 238840 1.00E−03 2.66 CCND1 324079 1.10E−03 2.90 VDAC1 486221 1.40E−03 2.45 ATP8B1 669574 1.60E−03 2.11 MLANA 266361 1.80E−03 2.04 LOC286170 134858 2.40E−03 2.33 NAT5 731073 2.80E−03 2.23 NOTCH1 359461 3.00E−03 2.16 ZFOC1 744606 3.30E−03 2.16 MGAT3 731060 3.50E−03 2.04 LATS2 666778 3.80E−03 2.15 IMAGE:726513 726513 5.70E−03 1.77 ELK4 236155 5.70E−03 1.85 IMAGE:744616 744616 6.30E−03 1.85 SH3RF2 744797 7.60E−03 2.18 HSPB1 23827 9.50E−03 2.03 DKFZp434M202 743118 1.07E−02 1.82 BAZ2B 609631 1.10E−02 1.78 CKLFSF4 143759 1.11E−02 1.74 PDCD4 665376 1.21E−02 2.37 LOC285961 742542 1.41E−02 1.70 CKS2 725454 1.61E−02 2.14 PDLIM1 135689 1.64E−02 2.19 TM4SF8 713647 1.69E−02 1.75 IMP-2 743774 1.69E−02 2.96 IMAGE:136014 136014 1.71E−02 2.00 IMAGE:724416 724416 1.73E−02 2.26 NFKB1 687782 1.81E−02 1.91 IDH3B 723755 1.85E−02 1.76 HP1-BP74 726092 1.85E−02 1.94 FLJ12604 731128 1.95E−02 1.99 DNALI1 782688 2.13E−02 2.10 MLL 80688 2.38E−02 1.78 KCNC3 53333 2.44E−02 1.85 LIPT1 22085 2.55E−02 1.66 IMAGE:46991 46991 2.81E−02 1.95 FARP1 486708 3.07E−02 1.76 INHBB 730012 3.67E−02 2.18 C22orf16 236119 3.81E−02 1.60 APLP2 549054 4.59E−02 1.82 GFRA3 2716748 4.52E−03 1.93 SH3RF2 744797 5.37E−03 2.18 CEECAM1 666784 2.67E−04 2.22 TIE1 743043 5.46E−05 2.52 MGC5395 238840 5.07E−04 2.66 LRP8 415554 1.43E−04 2.74 IMAGE:729896 729896 3.00E−07 3.22

TABLE 37 MNG Under name cloid p-value fold GOLPH2 811582 3.90E−03 0.80 KLF4 188232 6.10E−03 0.69 IRF4 682207 6.20E−03 0.73 CASP4 356960 8.90E−03 0.77 ELK4 236155 9.20E−03 0.80 TIMP3 501476 1.03E−02 0.71 SLC9A3R1 773286 1.41E−02 0.77 C1QBP 173371 1.50E−02 0.81 CD69 276727 1.56E−02 0.81 SYP 30471 1.75E−02 0.73 DNMT3B 645455 1.80E−02 0.79 LOC155435 745273 2.02E−02 0.73 IMAGE:744881 744881 2.03E−02 0.79 S100A12 1705397 2.12E−02 0.82 GPI 741474 2.22E−02 0.81 IMAGE:667527 667527 2.47E−02 0.77 SLC17A2 207920 2.56E−02 0.67 COX6A1 512910 2.74E−02 0.82 TACC3 255398 2.86E−02 0.82 STAT1 110101 2.92E−02 0.84 SPON2 723923 2.94E−02 0.82 CCL4 259552 3.11E−02 0.69 MYC 129438 3.22E−02 0.77 IMAGE:363955 363955 3.28E−02 0.76 MLANA 266361 3.64E−02 0.84 MRC2 235882 3.72E−02 0.84 NR2F1 253386 3.81E−02 0.82 LOC284669 364885 3.93E−02 0.83 IMAGE:740105 740105 4.06E−02 0.84 IL16 204381 4.32E−02 0.80 IMAGE:742837 742837 4.46E−02 0.83 NOMO1 134615 4.64E−02 0.85 PPP3CB 1116948 4.68E−02 0.81 IMAGE:136801 136801 5.03E−02 0.86 NR4A1 1073288 1.88E−03 0.64 SLC17A2 207920 2.70E−02 0.67 IMAGE:731292 731292 2.65E−02 0.68 PRKCA 768246 9.12E−04 0.71 CALM1 594510 1.21E−03 0.77 IMAGE:745187 745187 1.15E−03 0.78

TABLE 38 MNG Over name cloid p-value fold RODH 471641 1.00E−07 2.57 MGC17299 713422 1.00E−04 1.37 C10orf116 740941 2.00E−04 1.72 NR2F2 72744 3.00E−04 1.40 CAV1 309645 3.00E−04 1.59 IMAGE:744505 744505 4.00E−04 1.38 IMAGE:731726 731726 4.00E−04 1.52 IMAGE:726782 726782 6.00E−04 1.38 PDLIM1 135689 8.00E−04 1.48 TTC17 665668 1.10E−03 1.31 LRP2 2055272 1.30E−03 1.41 FOXO1A 151247 1.60E−03 1.30 C20orf19 366032 1.80E−03 1.31 EPHB6 172982 2.00E−03 1.58 DKFZp434M202 743118 2.10E−03 1.32 PRUNE 364324 2.50E−03 1.32 ANKRD20B 745106 4.30E−03 1.40 ALCAM 172828 5.60E−03 1.24 ISG20 740604 9.50E−03 1.33 IMAGE:744055 744055 9.50E−03 1.48 FCGBP 154172 9.80E−03 1.59 FOLR1 131839 1.02E−02 1.48 KCNC3 53333 1.04E−02 1.29 PLA2G6 744087 1.07E−02 1.32 IMAGE:726513 726513 1.27E−02 1.22 RAD51L1 295412 1.65E−02 1.36 LOC286170 134858 1.73E−02 1.28 LRP1 30219 1.78E−02 1.28 FGFRL1 739956 1.90E−02 1.32 FOXO3A 109142 1.97E−02 1.21 FARP1 486708 2.03E−02 1.25 MT1F 78353 2.37E−02 1.50 SLC6A8 725877 2.38E−02 1.78 C9orf72 726849 2.44E−02 1.23 DNALI1 782688 2.55E−02 1.31 CXCL14 345034 2.71E−02 1.95 ASGR1 25883 2.89E−02 1.34 ZBTB16 2467442 3.04E−02 1.38 RPS6KA2 22711 3.27E−02 1.28 IMP-2 743774 3.94E−02 1.44 SLC25A23 741954 3.95E−02 1.26 ZFOC1 744606 4.04E−02 1.20 PLXNB2 1420676 4.11E−02 1.26 C4A 724366 4.19E−02 1.46 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 4.58E−02 1.32 MLL 80688 4.74E−02 1.21 SPINL 236399 4.87E−02 1.42 UBE1L 250883 4.89E−02 1.23 DKFZp761P0423 730829 5.23E−02 1.27 IMAGE:250463 250463 6.76E−03 1.29 TTC17 665668 5.24E−04 1.31 ZNF83 486356 3.72E−04 1.32 CNTN6 257773 2.34E−04 1.38 IMAGE:726782 726782 3.97E−04 1.38 IMAGE:744505 744505 2.51E−04 1.38 PDLIM1 135689 9.76E−04 1.48 IMAGE:731726 731726 3.90E−04 1.52 FLJ11127 668625 2.30E−06 1.54 CAV1 309645 3.38E−04 1.59 C10orf116 740941 2.82E−04 1.72

TABLE 39 OTA Under name cloid p-value fold MLL 80688 1.00E−07 0.55 DCN 666410 1.00E−07 0.50 SLC6A8 725877 1.00E−07 0.23 SNRP70 729971 1.00E−07 0.52 SPINL 236399 1.00E−07 0.38 HP1-BP74 726092 1.00E−07 0.59 C4A 724366 1.00E−07 0.39 EPHB6 172982 1.00E−07 0.48 APOE 1870594 1.00E−07 0.45 LGALS3BP 742100 1.00E−07 0.48 PSAT1 366388 1.00E−07 0.66 PBXIP1 366042 1.00E−07 0.60 ZNF395 744983 1.00E−07 0.66 HNRPA3 365349 1.00E−07 0.68 LOC286076 731275 1.00E−07 0.66 NFIB 416959 1.00E−07 0.67 KCNC3 53333 1.00E−07 0.63 FOXO1A 151247 1.00E−07 0.66 IMAGE:731726 731726 1.00E−07 0.57 CXCL14 345034 1.00E−07 0.25 NUP214 382612 1.00E−07 0.63 URB 809719 1.00E−07 0.55 RFX2 731738 1.00E−07 0.57 INHBB 730012 1.00E−07 0.55 ITPR1 667348 1.00E−07 0.66 CaMKIINalpha 173820 1.00E−07 0.66 RIPK3 667313 1.00E−07 0.68 SF3B1 739247 1.00E−07 0.68 FLJ22794 137454 1.00E−07 0.67 PLA2G6 744087 1.00E−07 0.62 SPATA12 730300 1.00E−07 0.69 HMGB2 884365 1.00E−07 0.68 PDLIM1 135689 1.00E−07 0.60 IMP-2 743774 1.00E−07 0.47 RASGRP1 725707 1.00E−07 0.52 LIPT1 22085 1.00E−07 0.70 TLX3 1860115 1.00E−07 0.59 IL19 1932168 1.00E−07 0.62 UBE1L 250883 1.00E−07 0.66 C9orf72 726849 1.00E−07 0.69 FRMD4B 669564 1.00E−07 0.63 IMAGE:2266583 2266583 1.00E−07 0.70 PDGFRL 139242 1.00E−07 0.63 C10orf116 740941 1.00E−07 0.54 37500 729542 1.00E−07 0.61 PRUNE 364324 1.00E−07 0.69 PDCD4 665376 1.00E−07 0.65 CFH 665784 1.00E−07 0.53 ESRRBL1 51232 1.00E−07 0.70 IMAGE:731751 731751 1.00E−07 0.57 IMAGE:175268 175268 1.00E−07 0.68 TAPBP 723753 1.00E−07 0.73 BAZ2B 609631 1.00E−07 0.75 MGC5395 238840 1.00E−07 0.67 SGSH 669263 1.00E−07 0.73 FLJ12592 252489 1.00E−07 0.75 FARP1 486708 1.00E−07 0.71 PTPRS 666066 1.00E−07 0.76 DKFZp761P0423 730829 1.00E−07 0.65 KIAA0789 33621 1.00E−07 0.70 TIAM1 23612 1.00E−04 0.61 G3BP 667239 1.00E−04 0.70 TPM2 740620 1.00E−04 0.63 FLJ12604 731128 1.00E−04 0.69 FGFRL1 739956 1.00E−04 0.67 CICE 725791 1.00E−04 0.74 LAPTM4A 726684 1.00E−04 0.69 ZNF251 486401 2.00E−04 0.51 HSPB1 23827 2.00E−04 0.70 GLT8D2 365271 2.00E−04 0.61 EMX2 365121 2.00E−04 0.73 LOC286170 134858 2.00E−04 0.72 DNALI1 782688 3.00E−04 0.66 IMAGE:741835 741835 3.00E−04 0.74 MGP 590264 3.00E−04 0.59 RODH 471641 3.00E−04 0.49 IMAGE:738332 738332 4.00E−04 0.57 COL27A1 379517 4.00E−04 0.76 SALL4 726454 5.00E−04 0.53 IMAGE:726782 726782 5.00E−04 0.74 LOC340073 731404 5.00E−04 0.73 LILRA1 2032639 5.00E−04 0.75 SLC25A23 741954 5.00E−04 0.72 PLAC9 366115 5.00E−04 0.68 APOL3 366289 6.00E−04 0.67 IMAGE:727154 727154 6.00E−04 0.74 LOC440712 725268 7.00E−04 0.73 POLR2A 740130 7.00E−04 0.76 ANKRD20B 745106 7.00E−04 0.71 PET112L 743125 8.00E−04 0.76 TTC17 665668 8.00E−04 0.79 APLP2 549054 1.00E−03 0.70 CA11 282587 1.00E−03 0.78 ETF1 146976 1.10E−03 0.76 FOXO3A 109142 1.20E−03 0.79 NR2F1 253386 1.20E−03 0.76 IL11RA 1101773 1.30E−03 0.74 FOLR1 131839 1.40E−03 0.64 CDH1 214008 1.40E−03 0.73 IQCA 669510 1.60E−03 0.78 IMAGE:665833 665833 1.60E−03 0.78 TIMP1 162246 1.60E−03 0.57 DKFZp434M202 743118 1.60E−03 0.78 DJ462O23.2 738970 1.80E−03 0.79 F10 310519 1.80E−03 0.79 IMAGE:742853 742853 2.00E−03 0.67 IMAGE:726106 726106 2.00E−03 0.76 LRP1 30219 2.10E−03 0.74 LOC126669 682088 2.30E−03 0.77 ISGF3G 724588 2.60E−03 0.77 IMAGE:745125 745125 2.80E−03 0.77 FLJ35794 364204 2.90E−03 0.74 ALCAM 172828 3.20E−03 0.81 USP13 666007 3.40E−03 0.76 IMAGE:727496 727496 3.40E−03 0.68 CHTF18 740971 3.70E−03 0.80 CASP3 823680 3.70E−03 0.74 CCL19 1707527 3.90E−03 0.49 TSHR 565317 3.90E−03 0.73 NOTCH2 1641901 4.10E−03 0.70 CAV1 309645 4.10E−03 0.71 DF 666128 4.10E−03 0.61 CD81 1057773 4.20E−03 0.80 LOC400451 667174 4.40E−03 0.76 SFRP4 285693 4.50E−03 0.64 MDK 309009 4.80E−03 0.64 TPD52 743259 4.80E−03 0.55 LATS2 666778 4.90E−03 0.79 IMAGE:731152 731152 5.00E−03 0.71 PREB 740347 5.20E−03 0.61 HDAC1 1896337 5.20E−03 0.78 APOL1 665632 5.20E−03 0.62 C19orf33 379540 5.40E−03 0.75 CAPN3 757248 5.40E−03 0.82 KCNK5 134978 5.90E−03 0.76 PLXNB2 1420676 6.40E−03 0.76 SEMA4D 210587 6.60E−03 0.80 ATP6V1G2 726424 6.60E−03 0.77 LASP1 592598 6.60E−03 0.66 CD1C 665881 7.70E−03 0.81 FOXQ1 725511 7.80E−03 0.74 IMAGE:738896 738896 7.80E−03 0.55 C9orf97 740885 7.90E−03 0.64 RAD51L1 295412 8.10E−03 0.73 NFKB1 687782 8.40E−03 0.80 TNFRSF1B 73703 8.60E−03 0.82 LOC203076 744756 8.60E−03 0.81 SLAMF8 288807 8.90E−03 0.78 GIMAP5 180259 8.90E−03 0.80 GPC3 137131 9.00E−03 0.80 APOD 838611 9.10E−03 0.56 FLJ39378 724042 9.30E−03 0.68 IMAGE:744366 744366 9.30E−03 0.72 DHRS6 364412 9.40E−03 0.80 CFLAR 427786 9.70E−03 0.59 38596 448163 9.80E−03 0.74 LOC388886 34007 9.80E−03 0.79 HCG4P6 325008 9.90E−03 0.78 DAXX 742977 9.90E−03 0.82 VCAM1 471101 1.00E−02 0.77 LYZ 1256485 1.02E−02 0.66 SMARCA5 730037 1.03E−02 0.82 IMAGE:742696 742696 1.16E−02 0.53 AQP11 713831 1.17E−02 0.74 ZBTB33 725622 1.19E−02 0.60 GPR124 486493 1.22E−02 0.83 FAM12B 744413 1.31E−02 0.74 CHRAC1 724276 1.35E−02 0.83 KRT18 725096 1.36E−02 0.81 IMAGE:234148 234148 1.38E−02 0.78 MDM2 239951 1.39E−02 0.82 IMAGE:134034 134034 1.40E−02 0.77 S100A4 868577 1.45E−02 0.66 IFITM3 713623 1.48E−02 0.80 LOH12CR2 366074 1.48E−02 0.80 SELL 149910 1.50E−02 0.82 IMAGE:1877668 1877668 1.51E−02 0.82 FCGBP 154172 1.59E−02 0.67 IGH@ 289337 1.73E−02 0.37 IMAGE:726513 726513 1.75E−02 0.84 STAT2 2306096 1.77E−02 0.84 PP35 726904 1.78E−02 0.61 GFM2 364959 1.80E−02 0.83 CD9 727251 1.87E−02 0.84 IMAGE:744505 744505 1.92E−02 0.83 NEDD9 667602 1.93E−02 0.64 IMAGE:342256 342256 2.02E−02 0.59 NCK1 1326169 2.10E−02 0.79 IMAGE:744055 744055 2.18E−02 0.74 TLN1 187482 2.22E−02 0.80 CXCR6 196115 2.23E−02 0.82 MGAT3 731060 2.24E−02 0.83 B2M 342416 2.24E−02 0.79 IMAGE:743237 743237 2.31E−02 0.75 IFNAR2 123950 2.33E−02 0.82 CD63 125552 2.62E−02 0.85 NBL1 503874 2.77E−02 0.67 GATA4 781738 2.79E−02 0.83 CXCL9 1654256 2.79E−02 0.65 FLJ27523 743246 2.82E−02 0.70 ISG20 740604 2.83E−02 0.81 IMAGE:739953 739953 2.85E−02 0.40 IMAGE:744911 744911 2.88E−02 0.74 FMO5 364526 2.91E−02 0.82 VEGFC 503189 2.95E−02 0.84 KIAA1196 738938 2.96E−02 0.83 ABCC3 208097 2.96E−02 0.72 ASGR1 25883 3.06E−02 0.77 RARRES3 324225 3.20E−02 0.73 RANBP2 245426 3.27E−02 0.68 SPON2 723923 3.36E−02 0.83 SARS 248811 3.39E−02 0.77 MGC21518 738315 3.43E−02 0.78 IMAGE:743722 743722 3.45E−02 0.83 HLA-A 1013595 3.58E−02 0.76 IMAGE:1737165 1737165 3.83E−02 0.76 IMAGE:727173 727173 3.83E−02 0.84 MGC40042 744755 3.86E−02 0.65 GSS 140405 4.00E−02 0.82 BCL2L11 300194 4.09E−02 0.86 IMAGE:744468 744468 4.22E−02 0.77 IMAGE:2361911 2361911 4.36E−02 0.64 IMAGE:46991 46991 4.50E−02 0.81 CD38 1352408 4.64E−02 0.80 IMAGE:1129745 1129745 4.68E−02 0.43 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 4.94E−02 0.68 MTMR9 745223 4.97E−02 0.64 IGKC 713896 5.13E−02 0.43 SLC6A8 725877 1.00E−07 0.23 UBA52 530069 4.40E−06 0.29 C4A 724366 1.00E−07 0.39 DCN 666410 1.00E−07 0.50 SNRP70 729971 1.00E−07 0.52 C9orf72 726849 4.40E−06 0.69

TABLE 40 OTA Over name cloid p-value fold CLECSF12 258865 1.00E−07 3.51 IMAGE:485104 485104 1.00E−07 2.25 PROZ 430471 1.00E−07 2.76 OBSCN 730926 1.00E−07 1.55 IMAGE:731616 731616 1.00E−07 2.42 HSPC159 365045 1.00E−07 1.70 CHRDL2 485872 1.00E−07 1.58 DC12 724895 1.00E−07 1.71 KCNQ2 179534 1.00E−07 1.77 ALDH1A3 486189 1.00E−07 1.79 SLC36A3 731115 1.00E−07 1.51 OSR1 364686 1.00E−07 1.64 FOXN4 731076 1.00E−07 1.61 BIC 743270 1.00E−07 1.65 RPL27A 178255 1.00E−07 2.33 SIAT8B 33133 1.00E−07 1.50 PRKACB 366820 1.00E−07 1.63 KIAA1754L 365056 1.00E−07 1.71 ATP11B 666334 1.00E−07 1.82 OAS1 666703 1.00E−07 1.87 RORA 1086823 1.00E−07 1.63 IMAGE:364741 364741 1.00E−07 1.90 IMAGE:666794 666794 1.00E−07 1.71 LOC56251 137478 1.00E−07 1.50 IMAGE:177857 177857 1.00E−07 1.74 SAFB 42280 1.00E−07 1.81 PCSK6 31924 1.00E−07 1.76 BAK1 235938 1.00E−07 1.53 IMAGE:2484270 2484270 1.00E−07 1.62 IMAGE:213529 213529 1.00E−07 1.53 SCMH1 724014 1.00E−07 2.02 NTRK2 2048801 1.00E−07 1.99 ARHGAP10 731380 1.00E−07 1.83 SIGLEC7 743331 1.00E−07 1.50 C21orf84 730814 1.00E−07 1.68 PLCG1 1174287 1.00E−07 1.65 FLJ25067 667252 1.00E−07 2.08 MGC23909 731598 1.00E−07 1.96 SYCP2 136863 1.00E−07 1.77 ULK4 744895 1.00E−07 1.52 ANP32E 382738 1.00E−07 1.76 SIAT8F 667110 1.00E−07 1.74 MRPS11 471574 1.00E−07 1.59 IGHMBP2 23876 1.00E−07 1.62 MEOX1 760065 1.00E−07 1.67 COX5A 1085884 1.00E−07 1.50 IMAGE:745072 745072 1.00E−07 1.76 BIN1 2384812 1.00E−07 1.47 ME3 724238 1.00E−07 1.80 RNF32 731422 1.00E−07 1.91 IMAGE:744899 744899 1.00E−07 1.46 IMAGE:666279 666279 1.00E−07 1.85 CASP5 341763 1.00E−07 1.95 MCC 731305 1.00E−07 1.96 C20orf18 665433 1.00E−07 1.83 IMAGE:740105 740105 1.00E−07 1.46 C22orf16 236119 1.00E−07 1.45 SYP 30471 1.00E−07 1.75 IMAGE:384844 384844 1.00E−07 1.55 DEFB1 665086 1.00E−07 1.92 LOC284669 364885 1.00E−07 1.48 MAPRE2 383868 1.00E−07 1.92 MRPL45 364717 1.00E−07 1.57 TRIM8 714498 1.00E−07 1.43 IMAGE:744074 744074 1.00E−07 2.10 COX6A1 512910 1.00E−07 1.46 DAB1 382621 1.00E−07 1.45 IMAGE:665649 665649 1.00E−07 1.48 IMAGE:379937 379937 1.00E−07 1.59 APIN 364706 1.00E−07 1.56 NME7 743982 1.00E−07 2.08 IMAGE:743619 743619 1.00E−07 1.46 LRPAP1 587186 1.00E−07 1.54 S100A12 1705397 1.00E−07 1.42 GPI 741474 1.00E−07 1.47 CASP10 241481 1.00E−07 1.72 JAK1 2030501 1.00E−07 1.52 F5 433155 1.00E−07 1.55 VTN 230126 1.00E−07 1.67 JUP 35628 1.00E−07 1.84 IMAGE:363955 363955 1.00E−07 1.73 BAP1 1012990 1.00E−07 1.60 LILRB5 71428 1.00E−07 1.56 ALDH3A1 525221 1.00E−07 1.60 MUTED 731202 1.00E−07 1.65 IMAGE:667527 667527 1.00E−07 1.63 ZNF319 364729 1.00E−07 2.29 IMAGE:743603 743603 1.00E−07 1.44 C1QBP 173371 1.00E−07 1.41 GNAI1 753215 1.00E−07 1.48 FBXO46 471664 1.00E−07 1.53 IMAGE:742837 742837 1.00E−07 1.45 DEXI 668186 1.00E−07 1.37 MGC19604 687468 1.00E−07 1.40 GALNT7 381854 1.00E−07 1.52 REV1L 738916 1.00E−07 1.93 TFF1 1075949 1.00E−07 1.75 PLCG2 201467 1.00E−07 1.50 LRRIQ2 487152 1.00E−07 1.40 HRK 767779 1.00E−07 1.69 GAPD 152847 1.00E−07 1.54 SDHA 40304 1.00E−07 1.39 PCGF4 740457 1.00E−07 1.62 VDAC1 486221 1.00E−07 1.48 GNAS 382791 1.00E−07 1.71 RHOD 591907 1.00E−07 1.36 COX7B 566862 1.00E−07 1.48 PPIL4 364777 1.00E−07 1.41 IMAGE:744616 744616 1.00E−07 1.34 PTTG1 742935 1.00E−07 1.51 PARD3 724642 1.00E−04 1.42 IMAGE:257555 257555 1.00E−04 1.60 CLGN 1049033 1.00E−04 1.46 IMAGE:667258 667258 1.00E−04 1.73 IMAGE:382521 382521 1.00E−04 1.54 AURKC 731021 1.00E−04 1.53 FLJ11184 384404 1.00E−04 1.61 IMAGE:742061 742061 1.00E−04 1.46 SIAT8C 382069 1.00E−04 1.39 HMG20A 731277 1.00E−04 1.57 IMAGE:727289 727289 1.00E−04 1.64 C6orf176 173200 1.00E−04 1.31 MAD2L2 727178 1.00E−04 1.38 FKBP6 795736 1.00E−04 1.42 SLC6A1 177967 2.00E−04 1.35 FLJ23577 668452 2.00E−04 1.70 SIAT7B 823590 2.00E−04 1.41 MAK 382002 2.00E−04 1.43 MFAP3L 726821 2.00E−04 1.29 TOSO 813174 2.00E−04 1.50 MGC45840 725231 3.00E−04 1.36 C6orf216 731742 4.00E−04 1.39 MGC20781 731227 4.00E−04 1.40 CD33 1917430 4.00E−04 1.52 FSHPRH1 667355 5.00E−04 1.32 CDS1 135630 5.00E−04 1.40 IMAGE:383718 383718 5.00E−04 1.35 CCDC6 487848 6.00E−04 1.36 IMAGE:729875 729875 6.00E−04 1.34 TH 813654 7.00E−04 1.29 DUSP24 740158 8.00E−04 1.80 MATN1 1624260 1.10E−03 1.38 SLC9A3R1 773286 1.10E−03 1.36 ABCA8 284828 1.50E−03 1.39 PINK1 729929 1.60E−03 1.39 NAT5 731073 1.60E−03 1.29 WDR5 731023 1.80E−03 1.25 IMAGE:136686 136686 2.10E−03 1.34 NIFIE14 472160 2.10E−03 1.26 IMAGE:484577 484577 2.40E−03 1.37 RASAL2 486304 2.50E−03 1.61 IFI30 740931 2.50E−03 1.60 CD3D 377560 2.60E−03 1.39 DOK5 25664 2.70E−03 1.38 FLJ20989 669557 2.90E−03 1.72 BST2 811024 3.00E−03 1.28 SPI1 1285305 3.80E−03 1.25 CCL11 502658 4.30E−03 1.32 CD69 276727 4.70E−03 1.26 ELK4 236155 5.00E−03 1.25 TM7SF3 666928 6.30E−03 1.24 LAMB3 1103402 6.60E−03 1.29 IMAGE:682585 682585 6.80E−03 1.24 TRAF2 966894 6.90E−03 1.24 NOMO1 134615 6.90E−03 1.21 AMICA1 487436 9.30E−03 1.30 DIO1 296702 9.40E−03 1.44 CBL 1578721 1.02E−02 1.30 RGS19 485803 1.14E−02 1.25 KLK2 1102600 1.16E−02 1.23 NDUFA7 364469 1.17E−02 1.21 FBXW5 739576 1.29E−02 1.22 LOC285961 742542 1.39E−02 1.19 ICOSLG 2074228 1.52E−02 1.23 IMAGE:743517 743517 1.61E−02 1.19 LEFTY2 340657 2.07E−02 1.26 ICAM3 156183 2.15E−02 1.20 FCHO1 742763 2.30E−02 1.19 GFPT2 485085 2.32E−02 1.23 VAV1 80384 2.74E−02 1.38 MLANA 266361 2.75E−02 1.18 ARVCF 40633 3.27E−02 1.17 S100A1 175772 3.28E−02 1.27 IMAGE:666315 666315 3.67E−02 1.23 SH3RF2 744797 4.29E−02 1.22 TBC1D2 236331 4.42E−02 1.19 HCNGP 365934 1.92E−05 1.40 GNAI1 753215 8.90E−06 1.48 OBSCN 730926 1.00E−07 1.55 CHRDL2 485872 1.00E−07 1.58 HSPC159 365045 1.00E−07 1.70 DC12 724895 1.00E−07 1.71 KCNQ2 179534 1.00E−07 1.77 B3GNTL1 53341 9.00E−07 2.04 IMAGE:731616 731616 1.00E−07 2.42 PROZ 430471 1.00E−07 2.76

TABLE 41 OTA- atypical Under name cloid p-value fold LRRC28 26519 7.00E−04 0.43 EPHB6 172982 3.30E−03 0.42 IMAGE:744439 744439 3.90E−03 0.61 ZNF76 745003 6.40E−03 0.61 MGC5395 238840 8.40E−03 0.55 PLXNB2 1420676 9.10E−03 0.53 PTTG1 742935 9.70E−03 0.52 VEGFC 503189 1.24E−02 0.64 FOXO1A 151247 1.39E−02 0.64 CDH1 214008 1.44E−02 0.56 EMX2 365121 1.70E−02 0.63 SPATA12 730300 1.93E−02 0.66 ASGR1 25883 1.96E−02 0.52 PAX8 545475 1.98E−02 0.50 IMAGE:738332 738332 2.39E−02 0.45 SGSH 669263 3.15E−02 0.69 CD63 125552 3.38E−02 0.70 PLA2G6 744087 3.47E−02 0.62 TPM2 740620 3.48E−02 0.58 PBXIP1 366042 3.56E−02 0.63 HMGB2 884365 3.67E−02 0.68 MT1F 78353 3.69E−02 0.46 FOXO3A 109142 3.69E−02 0.70 LGALS3BP 742100 3.80E−02 0.54 MGP 590264 3.87E−02 0.50 COL27A1 379517 3.90E−02 0.69 RIPK3 667313 3.91E−02 0.68 TH 813654 4.10E−02 0.69 SMARCA5 730037 4.12E−02 0.71 PDLIM1 135689 4.16E−02 0.61 POLR2A 740130 4.38E−02 0.69 PTTG1 742935 7.53E−03 0.52 NUMBL 1855110 2.94E−04 0.56 NDUFC1 796513 2.65E−03 0.61 USP14 376462 9.21E−03 0.65 PAX6 230882 1.28E−02 0.66 TH 813654 3.81E−02 0.69 TCTE3 136862 2.48E−02 0.69

TABLE 42 OTA- atypical Over name cloid p-value fold LRRIQ2 487152 4.00E−04 2.01 PCGF4 740457 5.00E−04 2.61 IMAGE:667527 667527 6.00E−04 2.45 MAK 382002 1.00E−03 2.14 GNAS 382791 1.30E−03 2.75 BIN1 2384812 1.30E−03 1.75 COX7B 566862 2.00E−03 2.06 TFF1 1075949 2.20E−03 2.61 C21orf84 730814 2.30E−03 2.08 BAK1 235938 2.40E−03 1.80 IMAGE:745072 745072 2.40E−03 2.30 CASP5 341763 2.60E−03 2.72 IMAGE:383718 383718 2.60E−03 1.78 RASAL2 486304 2.80E−03 2.87 IMAGE:379937 379937 2.90E−03 1.98 IMAGE:666279 666279 3.00E−03 2.47 CASP10 241481 3.50E−03 2.21 ARHGAP10 731380 3.50E−03 2.16 BIC 743270 3.60E−03 1.78 CD33 1917430 3.80E−03 2.27 IMAGE:682585 682585 4.40E−03 1.66 OAS1 666703 4.50E−03 2.08 CLGN 1049033 5.40E−03 1.86 COX5A 1085884 6.10E−03 1.70 PARD3 724642 6.40E−03 1.56 DEFB1 665086 6.60E−03 2.79 IMAGE:742061 742061 7.10E−03 1.83 HRK 767779 7.80E−03 2.17 IMAGE:729875 729875 8.10E−03 1.68 SCMH1 724014 8.20E−03 2.24 IMAGE:743603 743603 8.20E−03 1.62 TRIM8 714498 8.70E−03 1.61 HMG20A 731277 9.00E−03 2.02 IMAGE:727289 727289 9.20E−03 2.17 ULK4 744895 9.40E−03 1.62 JUP 35628 9.90E−03 2.28 C6orf176 173200 1.04E−02 1.54 IMAGE:743619 743619 1.10E−02 1.62 MFAP3L 726821 1.11E−02 1.53 ABCA8 284828 1.12E−02 1.84 MYC 129438 1.16E−02 1.90 IMAGE:731616 731616 1.17E−02 2.28 LOC129531 487103 1.23E−02 1.81 FSHPRH1 667355 1.31E−02 1.57 BAP1 1012990 1.31E−02 1.78 CCDC6 487848 1.52E−02 1.63 FBXO46 471664 1.58E−02 1.78 IMAGE:744899 744899 1.66E−02 1.57 SAFB 42280 1.68E−02 1.90 IFITM3 713623 1.81E−02 1.63 SIAT8F 667110 1.96E−02 1.81 CCL11 502658 1.99E−02 1.65 OBSCN 730926 2.06E−02 1.46 IMAGE:484577 484577 2.13E−02 1.79 PLCG1 1174287 2.22E−02 1.68 ELK4 236155 2.28E−02 1.48 GALNT7 381854 2.36E−02 1.64 KIAA1754L 365056 2.39E−02 1.64 JAK1 2030501 2.58E−02 1.60 AURKC 731021 2.60E−02 1.67 SLC6A1 177967 2.73E−02 1.44 IMAGE:667258 667258 2.79E−02 1.87 ALDH3A1 525221 3.08E−02 1.65 SIGLEC7 743331 3.51E−02 1.46 LARS 135407 3.76E−02 1.41 REV1L 738916 3.80E−02 2.08 FLJ20989 669557 3.92E−02 2.37 IMAGE:382521 382521 4.08E−02 1.62 MCC 731305 4.23E−02 1.93 SNF7DC2 730401 1.36E−02 1.51 IFITM3 713623 1.74E−02 1.63 BAK1 235938 1.12E−03 1.80 IMAGE:669098 669098 9.47E−04 1.85 CLGN 1049033 1.52E−03 1.86 C21orf84 730814 1.24E−03 2.08 MAK 382002 3.71E−04 2.14 IMAGE:667527 667527 2.31E−04 2.45 PCGF4 740457 3.06E−04 2.61 GNAS 382791 6.58E−04 2.75 DEFB1 665086 9.17E−04 2.79

TABLE 43 OTC Under name cloid p-value fold MT1F 78353 3.70E−06 0.16 IMAGE:359454 359454 1.31E−05 0.27 DCN 666410 6.80E−06 0.29 TPM2 740620 1.59E−05 0.30 PREB 740347 1.29E−02 0.33 DHRS6 364412 4.03E−04 0.48 DNALI1 782688 1.00E−07 0.24 MT1F 78353 1.00E−07 0.16 DCN 666410 1.00E−07 0.29 POLR2A 740130 1.00E−07 0.43 ZNF76 745003 1.00E−07 0.46 TPM2 740620 1.00E−04 0.30 IMAGE:731726 731726 1.00E−04 0.32 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 1.00E−04 0.30 UBE1L 250883 1.00E−04 0.42 PLXNB2 1420676 1.00E−04 0.38 C10orf116 740941 1.00E−04 0.30 PDLIM1 135689 2.00E−04 0.32 PLA2G6 744087 2.00E−04 0.38 C4A 724366 2.00E−04 0.24 FOXO3A 109142 3.00E−04 0.48 LRP2 2055272 3.00E−04 0.44 GPR124 486493 4.00E−04 0.53 MGP 590264 4.00E−04 0.29 MGC5395 238840 5.00E−04 0.44 IFITM3 713623 7.00E−04 0.44 KDR 469345 7.00E−04 0.49 MLL 80688 7.00E−04 0.47 DJ462O23.2 738970 7.00E−04 0.55 CICE 725791 8.00E−04 0.53 DHRS6 364412 9.00E−04 0.48 PBXIP1 366042 9.00E−04 0.44 ETF1 146976 9.00E−04 0.48 TBC1D17 739955 1.10E−03 0.49 CABIN1 1844968 1.10E−03 0.44 GLT8D2 365271 1.30E−03 0.35 TLN1 187482 1.90E−03 0.43 FLT4 668815 1.90E−03 0.53 ZFOC1 744606 2.10E−03 0.50 TIMP3 501476 2.20E−03 0.40 GIMAP5 180259 2.30E−03 0.49 IL11RA 1101773 2.70E−03 0.47 E2F5 809828 2.70E−03 0.36 LOC340073 731404 3.40E−03 0.51 PLAC9 366115 3.60E−03 0.44 LOC146909 726353 3.70E−03 0.58 MGC17299 713422 3.90E−03 0.59 CaMKIINalpha 173820 4.10E−03 0.53 FLJ22794 137454 4.10E−03 0.55 TTC17 665668 4.20E−03 0.58 LILRA1 2032639 4.20E−03 0.54 APOL3 366289 4.90E−03 0.45 CDH16 726763 5.00E−03 0.40 APLP2 549054 5.00E−03 0.49 NCB5OR 743367 5.70E−03 0.43 SEMA7A 135941 6.20E−03 0.30 FOLR1 131839 6.50E−03 0.38 IMAGE:46991 46991 7.40E−03 0.48 IMAGE:724416 724416 7.40E−03 0.44 CA11 282587 7.70E−03 0.60 NBL1 503874 8.50E−03 0.32 ZNF395 744983 8.80E−03 0.60 GABRE 209137 9.10E−03 0.59 HSPB3 502598 9.60E−03 0.39 ITPR1 667348 1.00E−02 0.58 FLRT3 812143 1.01E−02 0.56 ANKRD20B 745106 1.01E−02 0.51 INHBB 730012 1.05E−02 0.44 HP1-BP74 726092 1.11E−02 0.53 CRABP1 739193 1.20E−02 0.21 LAPTM4A 726684 1.21E−02 0.52 IMAGE:175268 175268 1.31E−02 0.57 PREB 740347 1.34E−02 0.33 VCAM1 471101 1.36E−02 0.51 FOXO1A 151247 1.40E−02 0.62 EMX2 365121 1.43E−02 0.59 CXCL14 345034 1.44E−02 0.19 FLJ12592 252489 1.50E−02 0.63 PRUNE 364324 1.56E−02 0.60 TSHR 565317 1.57E−02 0.50 LOC388886 34007 1.64E−02 0.57 TIMP1 162246 1.72E−02 0.35 NR2F1 253386 1.79E−02 0.58 MGAT3 731060 1.80E−02 0.61 IMAGE:738896 738896 1.87E−02 0.26 PET112L 743125 1.91E−02 0.60 IMP-2 743774 1.91E−02 0.39 POLI 137720 2.00E−02 0.53 FGFRL1 739956 2.19E−02 0.53 SLC25A23 741954 2.58E−02 0.57 PDGFRL 139242 2.70E−02 0.56 MGC99813 739097 2.72E−02 0.32 CAV1 309645 2.72E−02 0.52 TNFRSF1B 73703 2.77E−02 0.66 IMAGE:342256 342256 2.82E−02 0.30 BAZ2B 609631 2.87E−02 0.66 RIPK3 667313 3.01E−02 0.65 ESRRBL1 51232 3.02E−02 0.63 TSC 745490 3.03E−02 0.41 AKT1 740193 3.12E−02 0.67 HBA2 469647 3.13E−02 0.31 ZNF251 486401 3.17E−02 0.39 RPS6KA2 22711 3.20E−02 0.57 HA-1 484504 3.21E−02 0.61 VPREB3 2349125 3.24E−02 0.59 PDCD4 665376 3.29E−02 0.58 ISGF3G 724588 3.37E−02 0.63 FCGBP 154172 3.38E−02 0.42 SPARC 267358 3.51E−02 0.66 IMAGE:739953 739953 3.58E−02 0.11 APOD 838611 3.59E−02 0.32 CFLAR 427786 3.62E−02 0.36 IMAGE:1129745 1129745 3.64E−02 0.11 IMAGE:725758 725758 3.68E−02 0.11 SPATA12 730300 3.72E−02 0.66 IMAGE:1089025 1089025 3.88E−02 0.38 37500 729542 3.92E−02 0.53 IL19 1932168 3.94E−02 0.58 IMAGE:687667 687667 4.37E−02 0.48 ALDH1A1 309697 4.38E−02 0.53 RODH 471641 4.51E−02 0.36 PTPRA 487130 4.55E−02 0.46 RFX2 731738 4.58E−02 0.56 PAX8 545475 4.59E−02 0.54 IGLC1 160163 4.63E−02 0.32 HNRPA3 365349 4.66E−02 0.69 APBA3 239086 4.82E−02 0.13 ARHGAP25 665982 4.92E−02 0.57 PSAT1 366388 4.99E−02 0.69 ASGR1 25883 5.07E−02 0.54

TABLE 44 OTC Over name cloid p-value fold SST 39593 1.34E−03 1.81 TH 813654 8.32E−04 1.95 TM7SF3 666928 3.58E−04 2.00 KIAA0543 175080 9.15E−05 2.03 ATP11C 667991 2.30E−05 2.17 IMAGE:136933 136933 6.25E−03 2.19 IDH3B 723755 1.90E−05 2.27 C1QBP 173371 2.70E−06 2.47 IMAGE:742061 742061 1.99E−05 2.73 FBXO46 471664 1.67E−05 2.85 CD33 1917430 1.06E−05 3.71 SDHA 40304 1.00E−07 3.16 IMAGE:382423 382423 1.00E−07 3.52 C1QBP 173371 1.00E−07 2.47 CD33 1917430 1.00E−07 3.71 IMAGE:745072 745072 1.00E−07 3.29 IMAGE:727289 727289 1.00E−07 3.71 VDAC1 486221 1.00E−07 2.67 PCGF4 740457 1.00E−07 3.26 IMAGE:742061 742061 1.00E−04 2.73 COX6A1 512910 1.00E−04 2.29 CCDC6 487848 1.00E−04 2.41 LOC285961 742542 1.00E−04 2.05 RPS6KA5 258966 1.00E−04 2.03 IDH3B 723755 2.00E−04 2.27 CCL11 502658 3.00E−04 2.27 FBXO46 471664 4.00E−04 2.85 BAP1 1012990 4.00E−04 2.58 IMAGE:729875 729875 4.00E−04 2.23 DOK5 25664 5.00E−04 2.48 LRRIQ2 487152 6.00E−04 2.24 DCXR 724596 8.00E−04 1.85 NAT5 731073 9.00E−04 2.20 TM7SF3 666928 9.00E−04 2.00 FLJ23577 668452 9.00E−04 3.25 RASAL2 486304 1.00E−03 3.40 MAK 382002 1.10E−03 2.34 SPI1 1285305 1.10E−03 1.92 BAK1 235938 1.40E−03 2.01 IMAGE:484577 484577 2.00E−03 2.72 CASP5 341763 2.10E−03 3.07 GNAS 382791 2.50E−03 2.91 CASP10 241481 2.70E−03 2.54 IMAGE:742837 742837 2.80E−03 2.06 CLECSF12 258865 2.80E−03 4.27 HRK 767779 3.00E−03 2.60 COX7B 566862 3.10E−03 2.15 CKS2 725454 3.10E−03 2.19 IMAGE:740105 740105 3.20E−03 1.81 AURKC 731021 3.40E−03 2.05 TH 813654 3.80E−03 1.95 PLCG1 1174287 4.40E−03 2.19 LILRB5 71428 4.40E−03 2.00 CLGN 1049033 4.70E−03 2.10 ANP32E 382738 4.80E−03 2.28 C20orf18 665433 5.30E−03 2.54 SIAT7B 823590 5.40E−03 2.01 DEFB1 665086 5.50E−03 3.53 PDK1 1645668 6.10E−03 1.71 DNMT3B 645455 6.20E−03 1.94 SCEL 668239 7.10E−03 1.77 GPI 741474 7.50E−03 1.80 LOC284669 364885 7.60E−03 1.79 C22orf16 236119 8.00E−03 1.74 JUP 35628 8.10E−03 2.61 IMAGE:682585 682585 8.60E−03 1.66 TFF1 1075949 9.40E−03 2.43 SLC9A3R1 773286 9.90E−03 1.94 SIAT8C 382069 1.07E−02 1.70 IMAGE:213529 213529 1.09E−02 1.69 IMAGE:668536 668536 1.11E−02 2.60 IMAGE:257555 257555 1.19E−02 1.93 SAFB 42280 1.31E−02 2.11 PCSK6 31924 1.38E−02 2.01 ARHGAP10 731380 1.40E−02 2.05 MGC45840 725231 1.42E−02 1.80 CD9 727251 1.43E−02 1.58 MFAP3L 726821 1.50E−02 1.55 ELK4 236155 1.63E−02 1.59 DUSP24 740158 1.78E−02 2.84 MEOX1 760065 1.80E−02 1.88 LRPAP1 587186 1.86E−02 1.78 ARVCF 40633 1.97E−02 1.56 ALDH1A3 486189 2.04E−02 1.80 C6orf216 731742 2.19E−02 1.79 MLANA 266361 2.20E−02 1.54 COX5A 1085884 2.28E−02 1.62 GAPD 152847 2.29E−02 1.88 IMAGE:669188 669188 2.30E−02 1.84 IMAGE:363955 363955 2.46E−02 1.99 SCMH1 724014 2.50E−02 2.15 TOSO 813174 2.64E−02 1.94 ABCA8 284828 2.66E−02 1.78 NOMO1 134615 2.78E−02 1.48 TACC3 255398 2.80E−02 1.60 DPP4 343987 2.91E−02 2.15 SLC36A3 731115 3.16E−02 1.48 C21orf84 730814 3.31E−02 1.71 FLJ25067 667252 3.44E−02 2.19 IFI30 740931 3.47E−02 2.30 IMAGE:743603 743603 3.53E−02 1.53 STX7 174396 3.81E−02 1.89 ZNF319 364729 3.82E−02 2.67 LAMB3 1103402 3.96E−02 1.65 MAD2L2 727178 4.44E−02 1.57 IMAGE:744899 744899 4.52E−02 1.50 NTRK2 2048801 4.54E−02 1.95 IMAGE:382521 382521 4.94E−02 1.67 BST2 811024 4.94E−02 1.49

TABLE 45 PTC Under name cloid p-value fold MATN1 1624260 1.00E−07 0.42 MATN1 1624260 1.00E−07 0.42 IMAGE:743517 743517 1.00E−07 0.57 MATN2 28584 1.00E−07 0.39 DIO1 296702 1.00E−07 0.36 VAV1 80384 1.00E−07 0.35 FLJ20989 669557 1.00E−07 0.28 MGC20781 731227 1.00E−07 0.54 FKBP6 795736 1.00E−07 0.51 SLC4A4 787938 1.00E−07 0.51 IMAGE:384844 384844 1.00E−07 0.55 FLJ11184 384404 1.00E−07 0.48 HSPB3 502598 1.00E−07 0.44 RORA 1086823 1.00E−07 0.60 DAB1 382621 1.00E−07 0.63 IMAGE:1716286 1716286 1.00E−07 0.48 SIAT7B 823590 1.00E−07 0.61 RNF32 731422 1.00E−07 0.49 IGHMBP2 23876 1.00E−04 0.55 ASGR1 25883 1.00E−04 0.51 IMAGE:667258 667258 1.00E−04 0.51 ZNF319 364729 2.00E−04 0.35 F5 433155 2.00E−04 0.60 DEPDC6 669318 3.00E−04 0.60 REV1L 738916 7.00E−04 0.47 IMAGE:727289 727289 7.00E−04 0.56 MGC23909 731598 1.00E−03 0.53 MGC99813 739097 1.00E−03 0.40 IMAGE:383718 383718 1.20E−03 0.65 PPIL4 364777 1.30E−03 0.64 IMAGE:667527 667527 1.30E−03 0.61 C20orf19 366032 1.40E−03 0.71 IMAGE:744074 744074 1.50E−03 0.46 IMAGE:666315 666315 1.50E−03 0.65 DCXR 724596 1.50E−03 0.73 SCMH1 724014 1.60E−03 0.56 PTTG1 742935 1.80E−03 0.61 KLK2 1102600 1.80E−03 0.70 NME7 743982 1.90E−03 0.48 IMAGE:744616 744616 2.00E−03 0.71 PARD3 724642 2.00E−03 0.73 CDH16 726763 2.10E−03 0.55 SYP 30471 2.20E−03 0.59 IMAGE:726513 726513 2.30E−03 0.74 BIN1 2384812 2.30E−03 0.72 ALDH1A1 309697 2.60E−03 0.57 PCGF4 740457 2.60E−03 0.60 OBSCN 730926 2.60E−03 0.73 USP13 666007 2.80E−03 0.67 SIAT8C 382069 2.80E−03 0.70 SEMA7A 135941 2.90E−03 0.47 IMAGE:742061 742061 3.10E−03 0.66 IMAGE:731616 731616 3.50E−03 0.56 MT1F 78353 3.70E−03 0.49 TOSO 813174 3.70E−03 0.62 IMAGE:485104 485104 3.90E−03 0.60 IMAGE:2484270 2484270 4.20E−03 0.67 IMAGE:744439 744439 4.40E−03 0.74 ME3 724238 4.70E−03 0.61 DUSP24 740158 4.90E−03 0.49 GNAS 382791 5.70E−03 0.58 KLF1 208991 5.90E−03 0.60 MCC 731305 5.90E−03 0.57 JUP 35628 5.90E−03 0.59 KCNQ2 179534 6.60E−03 0.68 AURKC 731021 6.90E−03 0.68 PRUNE 364324 7.10E−03 0.73 MFAP3L 726821 7.10E−03 0.76 OAS1 666703 7.60E−03 0.65 TTC17 665668 8.60E−03 0.76 HSPC159 365045 9.60E−03 0.72 FLJ23577 668452 9.60E−03 0.60 E2F5 809828 1.00E−02 0.60 ANP32E 382738 1.03E−02 0.66 PLCG2 201467 1.05E−02 0.70 IMAGE:363955 363955 1.09E−02 0.64 C21orf84 730814 1.11E−02 0.69 CRABP1 739193 1.12E−02 0.41 HMG20A 731277 1.13E−02 0.66 SH3RF2 744797 1.14E−02 0.70 PRKACB 366820 1.14E−02 0.73 MAPRE2 383868 1.16E−02 0.61 IMAGE:682585 682585 1.20E−02 0.75 MAK 382002 1.22E−02 0.71 IMAGE:745072 745072 1.23E−02 0.67 BIC 743270 1.25E−02 0.73 IMAGE:742837 742837 1.31E−02 0.74 SDHA 40304 1.47E−02 0.75 CD33 1917430 1.56E−02 0.66 GNB4 813260 1.57E−02 0.67 IMAGE:744055 744055 1.59E−02 0.63 IMAGE:379937 379937 1.62E−02 0.71 IMAGE:136686 136686 1.66E−02 0.73 BAP1 1012990 1.69E−02 0.70 SPI1 1285305 1.70E−02 0.77 RASAL2 486304 1.71E−02 0.60 C20orf18 665433 1.73E−02 0.65 LOC285961 742542 1.79E−02 0.78 MUTED 731202 1.80E−02 0.68 TFF1 1075949 1.82E−02 0.63 FLT4 668815 1.87E−02 0.77 ULK4 744895 2.10E−02 0.76 NTRK2 2048801 2.14E−02 0.65 IMAGE:744385 744385 2.40E−02 0.73 SAFB 42280 2.58E−02 0.70 SIAT8F 667110 2.87E−02 0.70 PCSK6 31924 2.92E−02 0.72 ABCA8 284828 3.07E−02 0.73 APIN 364706 3.11E−02 0.74 SLC6A1 177967 3.20E−02 0.80 LILRB5 71428 3.23E−02 0.74 OSR1 364686 3.50E−02 0.77 DKFZp761P0423 730829 3.54E−02 0.71 HBA2 469647 3.59E−02 0.52 GNAI1 753215 3.65E−02 0.77 SIAT8B 33133 3.96E−02 0.81 PLEK 724225 4.01E−02 0.73 KIAA1196 738938 4.06E−02 0.79 PROZ 430471 4.15E−02 0.60 BAK1 235938 4.15E−02 0.79 HRK 767779 4.45E−02 0.69 ARHGAP10 731380 4.80E−02 0.72 CBL 1578721 5.10E−02 0.75 ZBTB16 2467442 5.35E−02 0.69

TABLE 46 PTC Over name cloid p-value fold CD9 727251 1.45E−05 1.57 DAF 627107 1.00E−07 1.89 ADAMTS9 376153 6.40E−06 1.95 PET112L 743125 1.00E−07 1.96 GSS 140405 1.00E−07 2.05 CASP3 823680 6.00E−07 2.08 IMAGE:136976 136976 1.00E−07 2.11 CCND1 324079 1.00E−07 2.55 SLPI 378813 1.00E−07 2.98 IMAGE:687667 687667 1.00E−07 3.74 CITED1 265558 1.00E−07 4.88 CDH3 359051 1.00E−07 3.95 DPP4 343987 1.00E−07 4.22 ECM1 301122 1.00E−07 6.00 CLDN1 594279 1.00E−07 8.98 TSC 745490 1.00E−07 4.65 QPCT 711918 1.00E−07 3.36 IMAGE:687667 687667 1.00E−07 3.74 SLPI 378813 1.00E−07 2.98 CITED1 265558 1.00E−07 4.88 TIMP1 162246 1.00E−07 4.45 KISS1 812955 1.00E−07 1.96 TARP 145105 1.00E−07 2.55 CAPN3 757248 1.00E−07 1.86 CCND1 324079 1.00E−07 2.55 LOC284739 741587 1.00E−07 2.64 PREB 740347 1.00E−07 4.28 RWDD1 33470 1.00E−07 2.17 ABCC3 208097 1.00E−07 3.48 PET112L 743125 1.00E−07 1.96 FMO5 364526 1.00E−07 2.04 IMAGE:136976 136976 1.00E−07 2.11 POU2F2 188393 1.00E−07 2.25 NOTCH2 1641901 1.00E−07 2.59 GSS 140405 1.00E−07 2.05 DAF 627107 1.00E−07 1.89 INHBB 730012 1.00E−07 2.51 FOXQ1 725511 1.00E−07 2.26 NOTCH1 359461 1.00E−07 1.80 IMAGE:726106 726106 1.00E−07 1.87 IMAGE:744881 744881 1.00E−07 1.97 COL8A2 486204 1.00E−07 1.86 SCEL 668239 1.00E−07 1.78 CASP3 823680 1.00E−07 2.08 RASGRP1 725707 1.00E−07 2.64 CD5 356841 1.00E−07 1.66 IMAGE:251427 251427 1.00E−07 1.82 TBC1D2 236331 1.00E−07 1.80 IMAGE:1877668 1877668 1.00E−07 1.70 KCNK5 134978 1.00E−07 1.91 MDK 309009 1.00E−07 2.78 ADAMTS9 376153 1.00E−07 1.95 IMAGE:234148 234148 1.00E−07 1.89 FLJ12604 731128 1.00E−07 1.83 LEMD1 731047 1.00E−07 1.97 CD9 727251 1.00E−07 1.57 HDAC1 1896337 1.00E−07 1.70 NRIP1 38775 1.00E−07 1.60 NCB5OR 743367 1.00E−07 2.00 STAT2 2306096 1.00E−07 1.54 TIAM1 23612 1.00E−07 1.85 CD63 125552 1.00E−07 1.52 IMP-2 743774 1.00E−07 2.58 SPINL 236399 1.00E−07 2.55 IMAGE:2266583 2266583 1.00E−07 1.60 LOC126669 682088 1.00E−07 1.65 TRAF2 966894 1.00E−07 1.58 S100A1 175772 1.00E−07 1.90 CA11 282587 1.00E−07 1.49 DJ462O23.2 738970 1.00E−04 1.55 ARMCX3 251452 1.00E−04 1.71 IMAGE:738332 738332 1.00E−04 2.51 FLRT3 812143 1.00E−04 1.64 LAMB3 1103402 1.00E−04 1.72 IMAGE:2113771 2113771 1.00E−04 1.53 S100A4 868577 2.00E−04 2.72 RFX2 731738 2.00E−04 1.91 APLP2 549054 2.00E−04 1.80 TM4SF8 713647 2.00E−04 1.52 C19orf33 379540 2.00E−04 1.74 MRC2 235882 3.00E−04 1.50 IL19 1932168 6.00E−04 1.71 KRT18 725096 7.00E−04 1.52 ECRG4 472114 7.00E−04 1.95 MGAT3 731060 7.00E−04 1.48 BID 128065 8.00E−04 1.49 TLX3 1860115 9.00E−04 1.74 DUSP5 33285 1.00E−03 2.15 PDLIM1 135689 1.50E−03 1.65 MLANA 266361 1.50E−03 1.41 FLJ22794 137454 1.90E−03 1.45 SPATA12 730300 2.00E−03 1.43 IMAGE:136014 136014 2.00E−03 1.55 LGALS3BP 742100 2.20E−03 1.78 IMAGE:731751 731751 2.20E−03 1.75 NFIB 416959 2.30E−03 1.42 GABRE 209137 2.50E−03 1.43 RPS6KA2 22711 3.00E−03 1.55 S100A13 1104732 3.10E−03 1.44 CLDN7 300268 3.60E−03 1.35 FRMD4B 669564 3.70E−03 1.55 SMARCA5 730037 4.60E−03 1.37 SLC6A8 725877 5.20E−03 2.57 RBBP4 705147 5.30E−03 1.33 FLJ35794 364204 5.40E−03 1.52 PSAT1 366388 5.60E−03 1.36 FLJ10748 726830 6.40E−03 1.38 S100A10 119939 6.50E−03 1.60 STAT1 110101 6.80E−03 1.32 GFM2 364959 9.70E−03 1.33 HCA112 486201 9.80E−03 1.53 NR2F1 253386 1.06E−02 1.39 PDCD4 665376 1.12E−02 1.43 DHRS6 364412 1.19E−02 1.35 KLF4 188232 1.38E−02 1.56 CKS2 725454 1.78E−02 1.46 HP1-BP74 726092 1.81E−02 1.36 URB 809719 2.56E−02 1.46 IMAGE:741835 741835 2.77E−02 1.30 DSP 135975 3.41E−02 1.30 CXCL14 345034 3.42E−02 2.26 ITGB7 1337232 3.64E−02 1.25 C4A 724366 3.90E−02 1.64 IMAGE:136801 136801 4.25E−02 1.23 IQCA 669510 4.46E−02 1.24 PBXIP1 366042 4.55E−02 1.32 LOC286170 134858 4.70E−02 1.31 

1. An integrated in vitro method for the prediction or for the diagnosis of a specific thyroid disease in a patient comprising the steps of: a) providing a thyroid tissue sample previously collected from the said patient; b) quantifying, in the said thyroid tissue sample, the expression level of two or more disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the risk of occurrence of, or of the occurrence of, a specific thyroid disease, wherein the said two or more disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more of the groups of marker genes consisting of: (i-1) 669510, 725096, 366100, 325155, 154172, 787938, 744055, 592276, 740941, 73778, 667174, 739193, 295412, 23827, 136686, 744385, 471641, 724276, 28584, 268972, 739097, 744943, 724609, 2074228, 365913, 687782, 23872, 668452, 681959, 687379, 23271, 731745, 738332, 726760, 666911, 724150, 682555, 587186, 813260, 136646, 309645, 809828, 487152, 564994, 667348, 730149, 731115, 738945, 985457, 179288, 742862, 78353, 503189, 1087348, 753215, 471574, 471696, 549054, 744657, 731357, 713422, 486708, 666794, 726830, 730829, 300268, 725364, 665376, 375746, 324079, 365271, 172982, 724562, 839101, 265558, 52226, 713922, 136919, 682119, 745106, 1877668, 1594414, 471829, 739956, 23945, 173841, 31120, 342181, 742580, 135941, 32339, 687912, 666154, 743774, 738970, 22711, 501971, 364846, 175864, 666792, 724416, 174683, 667892, 744087, 68950, 2467442, 136807, 744439, 1716286, 121551, 744797, 742061, 666778, 740158, 724596, 143759, 666315, 50202, 667514, 364959, 258666, 148796, 364324, 72744, 669263, 667533, 365177, 2055272, 731298, 512910, 470408, 137720, 2237263, 712295, 284828, 81911, 251452, 135705, 153667, 666007, 2266583, 136863, 724119, 136223, 727251, 485872, 137238, 713653, 364412, 471702, 668684, 727056, 665674, 251250, 364706, 136260, 136560, 738938, 382423, 430263, 2139164, 309697, 773192, 726272, 682088, 666367, 21716, 135689, 383945, 727289, 724554, 364729, 665649, 668152, 811582, 666551, 472111, 489945, 486304, 416744, 258865, 744050, 743016, 1846326, 509606, 666110, 51232, 3659591, 667355, 364974, 666860, 179266, 727092, 24176, 725076, 137353, 307094, 23765, 666168, 725836, 172996, 364926, 525221, 472160, 667110, 730012, 135980, 136014, 2046361, 726763, 731726, 135887, 365288, 44881, 724508, 146976, 744616, 366159, 724895, 724892, 668912, 743987, 23817, 665538, 687625, 136606, 713879, 26164, 667587, 731410, 743422, 687532, 726335, 669318, 214611, 669181, 713647, 178792, 1417901, 135766, 364469, 565317, 382738, 669188, 666361, 667117, 591907, 173288, 257555, 214008, 730938, 868169, 731404, 667112, 135773, 34007, 1521706, 687679, 730534, 33621, 664233, 135125, 155345, 208991, 177827, 667353, 745003, 731685, 79729, 25664, 139242, 666140, 270549, 173200, 364777, 740381, 795309, 731423, 49888, 741891, 232714, 743290, 133531, 665379, 669319, 258127, 1238492, 682555, 726821, 1420676, 364510, 668186, 44193, 365045, 32917, 1174287, 725371, 119772, 730834, 252382, 179214, 1288183, 628418, 382791, 2384812, 364822, 726513, 282587, 731047, 25883, 134858, 207920, 668476, 251147, 667259, 38403, 365311, 178908, 1911930, 135379, 681875, 149809, 971276, 687667, 738558, 136952, 687287, 744606, 743118, 364352, 667375, 726647, 134978, 726675, 743394, 738424, 729929, 782688, 726782, 135303, 742695, 363955, 731348, 366889, 194350, 436554, 668536, 725340, 174861, 1859532, 261500, 714414, 667361, 742739, 364741, 366032, 729510, 745490, 731021, 342551, 740457, 726596, 2032639, 136121, 745072, 665086, 738966, 731073, 135407, 471664, 301122, 738506, 136747, 714437, 485104, 179733, 713913, 742542, 743760, 26651, 743519, 196992, 665392, 364717, 731277, 667067, 136868, 564878, 743245, 668089, 136399, 383718, 741954, 742590, 544683, 134976, 365589, 730300, 381854, 731305, 2348237, 669564, 714049, 366067, 487148, 668239, 1837488, 359202, 266361, 172785, 25895, 545475, 501527, 726981, 359051, 230126, 724642, 668815, 687852, 26455, 286138, 682507, 135539, 469549, 687953, 366085, 744395, 726353, 324666, 135352, 25865, 175772, 134671, 730699, 22908, 343987, 366842, 323438, 26519, 366042, 727067, 365121, 359461, 1104732, 135630, 135975, 238705, 472114, 502598, 645455, 669574, and 705147, (i-2) 43541, 687990, 365990, 562904, 725548, 365877, 742763, 180259, 2449149, 1089025, 713623, 382760, 258747, 743961, 174396, 724306, 1505308, 726454, 665452, 665833, 1352408, 731060, 73703, 207926, 489326, 1743279, 139073, 1626951, 1578721, 188393, 156720, 781738, 1645668, 714493, 1896337, 195340, 203166, 310519, 503874, 743722, 324066, 738944, 201467, 1870594, 122874, 140405, 204686, 2497617, 2306096, 1707527, 609631, 356960, 2345206, 740931, 342256, 725473, 682207, 2242054, 868577, 727154, 279470, 813174, 252489, 2341829, 729924, 263251, 250883, 738896, 1326169, 448163, 731648, 2113771, 365349, 731023, 744980, 668584, 727496, 132933, 592598, 46991, 128065, 730037, 356841, 2238108, 823680, 292042, 504539, 485803, 340657, 590264, 1084386, 742853, 210587, 884365, 134615, 740927, 1088781, 2091591, 667239, 727430, 486401, 1286238, 742577, 1916307, 3054031, 366289, 366233, 80688, 665632, 379200, 162246, 743246, 486935, 287843, 365755, 811024, 489249, 840753, 731689, 50491, 1422194, 1251197, 1942634, 725268, 666410, 743415, 364448, 743367, 1287638, 668442, 28511, 1422791, 743224, 124701, 725612, 471568, 156183, 840687, 731751, 1705397, 26061, 666061, 725345, 740347, 346610, 131839, 123950, 2336358, 135801, 666425, 809959, 1550616, 2148946, 2728204, 366585, 667727, 116906, 288807, 345034, 768241, 667440, 1089513, 1131054, 1256485, 245426, 427786, 742696, 744911, 1013595, 1056782, 1057773, 1072914, 1086914, 110101, 1101773, 110938, 111460, 1116948, 1129745, 114008, 1146624, 117072, 1188588, 120649, 120916, 122063, 124554, 127360, 1285305, 129438, 1324060, 1337232, 134034, 137238, 137454, 1420842, 143957, 149910, 152398, 152802, 152844, 153411, 1541958, 1544175, 155345, 155717, 1578721, 1580147, 159381, 160163, 1632468, 1641901, 1654256, 1712870, 1735081, 1737165, 177967, 178984, 179857, 180950, 1844689, 187482, 1899942, 191881, 1929371, 1932202, 195712, 196115, 1982430, 200018, 202897, 204381, 209137, 2091389, 2103105, 2108870, 2137932, 21496, 2158322, 23121, 232002, 232507, 234357, 2349125, 235882, 235934, 236155, 2361911, 236386, 2364998, 2366175, 239086, 2398980, 239951, 243741, 248811, 251047, 255398, 259552, 271985, 276658, 276727, 285666, 285693, 289337, 292882, 295093, 3058557, 308564, 324140, 324225, 325008, 33285, 342416, 343867, 34783, 35356, 36371, 364204, 364271, 366359, 377560, 379540, 382612, 38775, 40633, 43629, 44064, 471101, 471210, 471947, 484504, 485085, 485725, 486201, 486204, 486779, 487103, 487130, 487436, 490710, 49725, 502658, 52740, 566585, 5725785, 665566, 665651, 665784, 665881, 665982, 666510, 666755, 667144, 667435, 667602, 668454, 668494, 669503, 713896, 714216, 723753, 723938, 724042, 724225, 724366, 724588, 725622, 725696, 725758, 725927, 726147, 726156, 726424, 726557, 726904, 727173, 727207, 727394, 727521, 727554, 729489, 730032, 730271, 730410, 730413, 730865, 730968, 730971, 731007, 731098, 731152, 731284, 731762, 738315, 739953, 740105, 740193, 740604, 740617, 740885, 740971, 741389, 741661, 741835, 741919, 741988, 742555, 742574, 742592, 742649, 742839, 742899, 742965, 742977, 743113, 743212, 743237, 743259, 743426, 744366, 744413, 744468, 744755, 744756, 744881, 744897, 744926, 745018, 745125, 745223, 745248, 745326, 773286, 782730, 78294, 80109, 812143, 824531, 825265, 838611, 851264, 924826, 950695, and
 964736. (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ii-1) 25664, 868169, 731380, 1049033, 730942, 731616, 726578, 366388, 485872, 1662274, 2074228, 730926, 745106, 731021, 207920, 258865, 503189, 745490, 1103402, 1911930, 731305, 173296, 669181, 727491, 713879, 359461, 265558, 687667, 668239, 232366, 730814, 484535, 743774, 667587, 665086, 366889, 723950, 256177, 1859532, 665433, 985457, 564878, 376356, 383868, 471664, 724642, 23817, 724596, 487152, 669549, 155345, 347362, 666425, 24541, 290265, 667252, 725231, 343987, 705147, 1238492, 745072, 544683, 3054031, 744604, 731073, 2237263, 136919, 486-447, 740620, 1420676, 151247, 738558, 731645, 179288, 667683, 135125, 723914, 666110, 381854, 365056, 738970, 724554, 301122, 382521, 341763, 136747, 364717, 484577, 668510, 145696, 594279, 725340, 712118, 82687, 252291, 666551, 713859, 359051, 786662, 741497, 731298, 729957, 743903, 682555, 30981, 666778, 135407, 742919, 378458, 743579, 258127, 365613, 357807, 383528, 486189, 738938, 279172, 665649, 172828, 738332, 549054, 742695, 213529, 667048, 307094, 436554, 324079, 365526, 471574, 742580, 666277, 2348237, 485652, 744606, 52226, 236119, 730924, 173200, 342551, 744087, 345034, 731590, 743118, 261500, 136223, 668536, 666928, 730149, 180851, and 24623 (ii-2) 687990, 743961, 486493, 379279 and 667313, 726424, 122063, 729489, 724588, 343867, 1116948, 727154, 1632468, 1057773, 117072, 73703, 590264, 726147, 1089513, 724225, 80109, 744385, 1654256, 964736, 667435, 365349, 742696, 295093, 110938, 195712, 245426, 127360, 122874, 448163, 489326, 501476, 202897, 23121, 744911, 743212, 49725, 725548, 191881, 744926, 665452, 2158322, 727394, 811024, 259552, 741389, 232507, 342416, 2238108, 324225, 366359, 1188588, 742899, 823680, 782730, 204381, 727207, 243741, 120649, 366115, 740885, 726763, 258747, 727554, 153411, 665566, 1286238, 135773, 136686, 731711, 250771, 122063, 744385, 740140, 262894, 53081, 258698, 53119, 136366, 665674, 178161, and 729489, (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iii-1) 2348237, 135379, 743851, 1712992, 376699, 1251197, 1174287, 173841, 486221, 265345, 666564, 252382, 173371, 731073, 253386, 1285305, 342700, 179214, 3054031, 359797, 486189, 258865, 731742, 666061, 135705, 745072, 731044, 731616, 2148946, 258966, 504539, 725188, 213529, 742919, 682585, 666554, 825224, 1049033, 365045, 742837, 127507, 725198, 116906, 135875, 135773, 486282, 343987, 232366, 80162, 566862, 724544, 731115, 725454, 813174, 340657, 838611, 730534, 742763, 178255, 687336, 742542, 667683, 725473, 139073, 731202, 594279, 727289, 382423, 724556, 740457, 682276, 666361, 713879, 1016390, 667110, 359461, 25664, 743519, 486540, 1645668, 744899, 562904, 1174342, 258127, 1916307, 665693, 714109, 665649, 687270, 1942634, 1352408, 364686, 357442, 729957, 667598, 739247, 382738, 145696, 1578721, 544683, 745512, 249311, 705147, 727482, 365526, 724884, 1575056, 739432, 743224, 730779, 137238, 284828, 667048, 739237, 731047, 1326169, 364570, 174396, 665086, 235938, 666860, 743394, 758037, 740090, 594655, 760065, 731076, 1188588, 137478, 868169, 1012990, 382069, 666425, 135203, 341763, 669549, 726894, 731277, 485104, 668239, 682207, 741406, 201467, 1088781, 382002, 236155, 731758, 364934, 235882, 178792, 365056, 668152, 665452, 136646, 666110, 668146, 347503, 744616, 177857, 258747, 665156, 1308954, 471664, 485872, 587186, 136919, 504596, 265558, 135407, 156183, 484577, 725707, 173200, 137454, 743078, 155345, 666794, 667375, 135303, 134976, 301122, 741497, 725585, 743579, 263251, 744074, 42280, 742695, 731598, 666426, 743603, 665403, 188232, 1859532, 290265, 884365, 512910, 687953, 731357, 723950, 136747, 31924, 279470, 741790, 781738, 204686, 666334, 119939, 1085884, 489326, 356841, 743982, 1707527, 35628, 730814, 738358, 667252, 740927, 342581, 137131, 2150502, 2032639, 2306096, 767779, 743182, 309697, 744374, 2238108, 136223, 666279, 726821, 383945, 726618, 23817, 188393, 741474, 25895, 135980, 136014, 741066, 382521, 731275, 136598, 2345206, 382791, 724238, 485803, 725970, 682119, 276727, 668476, 713647, 742061, 1075949, 241481, 347362, 725548, 1492440, 1117183, 726600, 489249, 2345206, 327182, 133531, 2214396, 71428, 665342, 742743, 666235, 743259, 2030501, 666703, 179534, 744983, 356960, 1561035, 726647, 1741589, 137719, 2048801, 487148, 33664, 43541, 744895, 687667, 132752, 122874 and 2032639, 1116948, 129438, 195712, 1982430, 2103105, 21496, 2384812, 24065, 364271, 364717, 40633, 485085, 487379, 723755, 729875, and 753215, (iii-2) 745003, 1844968, 364324, 357201, 24392, 1420676, 687532, 724562, 729510, 725371, 24083, 738938, 730938, 148796, 137205, 174683, 21808, 3659591, 325155, 666792, 154172, 295412, 176543, 24532, 359202, 68950, 2046361, 725364, 741178, 668360, 300194, 23872, 364352, 364469, 726353, 742100, 23271, 667112, 25949, 22711, 744055, 430263, 738506, 738945, 743245, 812967, 744087, 250883, 741954, 667892, 364974, 744505, 187482, 52226, 23945, 179288, 738507, 1526058, 782688, 174861, 669295, 713859, 136868, 24300, 731726, 682251, 21716, 38789, 25883, 172693, 725340, 669141, 712295, 23641, 738944, 1716286, 723867, 726272, 23827, 357807, 136801, 135887, 2254555, 53333, 472111, 214008, 744106, 136462, 725533, 366042, 173820, 136114, 364575, 68972, 687679, 366436, 2237263, 32339, 26486, 1698236, 279150, 1101773, 666986, 669470, 257259, 667313, 128694, 178750, 2341829, 472160, 727123, 1087348, 135689, 135941, 151247, 172828, 172982, 208991, 33621, 376003, 502598, 545475, 549054, 666007, 667174, 667348, 724366, 724416, 729971, 731404, 739955, 740130, 740941, 742580, 743118, 744385, 744606, 744797, 745106, 745465, 78353, and 809828, (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iv-1) 503874, 666128, 838611, 208991, 739097, 1089025, 725548, 739193, 155839, 28584, 202897, 743331, 743619, 725345, 345034, 235938, 729924, 681957, 30219, 773330, 665632, 2048801, 760065, 119939, 50491, 195340, 740941, 201467, 1581686, 743603, 207920, 731616, 71428, 30471, 504646, 487848, 342581, 1942634, 2238108, 740158, 42280, 196338, 742739, 743615, 1074708, 366484, 30981, 743246, 592598, 485104, 174396, 364777, 379540, 3054031, 123950, 1536968, 366100, 489326, 24587, 665086, 342256, 448163, 35628, 544818, 179534, 665156, 309645, 726454, 738896, 31924, 665452, 564878, 1286238, 379517, 177857, 744410, 730926, 809828, 288807, 740105, 366842, 146049, 713831, 140347, 666279, 341763, 665784, 24532, 33133, 365045, 1288183, 133531, 744926, 742763, 472111, 1012990, 743259, 1707527, 365121, 743270, 666315, 2484270, 471696, 364706, 364741, 80384, 590264, 285693, 173296, 1561035, 469549, 1422194, 731689, 667527, 1860115, 1087348, 204686, 1075949, 378813, 28511, 731422, 813174, 740931, 25883, 310519, 340657, 727289, 743722, 743367, 1662274, 364083, 136399, 731363, 743579, 1088781, 131839, 839101, 2449149, 1846326, 741406, 823590, 724014, 178750, 713623, 767779, 366067, 743078, 383966, 295412, 323438, 364729, 122874, 724642, 795309, 178255, 382760, 135941, 1102600, 69166, 231903, 682276, 1716286, 667533, 40304, 32917, 668452, 731060, 665820, 1624260, 1352408, 471664, 486401, 731722, 135689, 740604, 2139164, 739109, 135671, 666703, 433155, 687800, 502244, 73703, 484577, 1251197, 731202, 381032, 811024, 347503, 238840, 128065, 382791, 1870594, 258114, 731742, 727056, 781738, 487152, 731305, 731726, 342181, 745512, 356960, 365271, 78353, 730924, 742853, 2091591, 731023, 173200, 504596, 666792, 383718, 382002, 741474, 366032, 135766, 383945, 840687, 364436, 729957, 501527, 364686, 1089513, 111460, 127360, 136686, 140405, 1578721, 1735081, 1932202, 2091389, 23939, 251047, 377560, 380394, 384404, 471641, 487103, 487436, 609631, 714216, 723923, 724238, 726763, 729542, 731380, 731598, 738916, 741305, 742965, 742977, 743982, and 744074, 759865, (iv-2) 50202, 738970, 128694, 741891, 666671, 366388, 146976, 687667, 587186, 667727, 669136, 744001, 666361, 668300, 713647, 2074228, 282587, 179288, 687270, 726830, 666860, 687896, 364510, 324666, 300194, 268972, 135096, 565754, 136361, 300268, 713422, 758037, 713653, 366042, 723914, 172693, 208097, 549054, 730300, 175864, 178908, 687468, 134978, 729956, 503189, 681875, 1104732, 125552, 143759, 1877668, 2139315, 265558, 269873, 301122, 594279, 665376, 667174, 668239, 668536, 668815, 669188, 669564, 687782, 711918, 724276, 725454, 725791, 72744, 730938, 730971, 731751, 738332, 743774, and 745490, (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (v-1) 740931; 731751; 840687; 666128; 379540; 667259; 725585; 503874; 23612; 3054031; 208097; 265558; 136976, 838611, 725707, 594279, 343987, 487474, 731128, 279172, 773330, 1089025, 725502, 2091591, 141216, 235882, 665452, 1251197, 236399, 50491, 376699, 727496, 725877, 682207, 687667, 729924, 179534, 724366, 30471, 743246, 1088781, 345034, 195340, 868577, 2238108, 2148946, 258114, 136919, 1870594, 1241974, 172828, 731348, 740158, 592598, 1326169, 809959, 741790, 725268, 119939, 135980, 136014, 740604, 730037, 448163, 668239, 512420, 258865, 365526, 667365, 742577, 116906, 258747, 738896, 342256, 486221, 288807, 743259, 136223, 725970, 342700, 327182, 264166, 1049033, 365801, 156720, 725473, 1074708, 290265, 687379, 71428, 1624260, 486401, 669564, 133531, 232388, 726454, 1705397, 487848, 809719, 251427, 287843, 1870594, 744926, 682119, 1641901, 742901, 1707527, 742853, 33133, 664233, 504596, 364204, 285693, 25664, 174396, 743722, 209137, 310519, 42280, 249311, 1505308, 727178, 667067, 731726, 46991, 137454, 740347, 666334, 666671, 359461, 487302, 1352408, 504646, 743118, 365919, 687800, 26061, 301122, 122874, 129438, 666235, 471664, 741497, 1117183, 364526, 175772, 179214, 471568, 744606, 1103402, 1942634, 727263, 484577, 745490, 31924, 682555, 665693, 823680, 1626951, 562904, 682311, 132752, 359797, 485803, 725548, 705147, 730012, 504539, 491004, 667440, 1917430, 743774, 666110, 309697, 724416, 135303, 731019, 1287638, 742743, 740718, 1645668, 378813, 1016390, 124701, 162246, 731738, 681890, 309645, 665376, 238840, 489326, 665632, 201467, 188232, 486189, 485085, 203166, 744374, 813174, 1743279, 742763, 156183, 669549, 376356, 665086, 2449149, 137719, 139073, 357442, 745083, 724544, 132933, 665433, 2497617, 22085, 364570, 713879, 731023, 713922, 252291, 1911930, 436554, 743415, 145696, 178348, 667239, 236155, 196992, 2484742, 781738, 210587, 78294, 110938, 114008, 117072, 131839, 153411, 155345, 160163, 178984, 191881, 200018, 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383718, 487475, 501476, 502598, 512910, 645455, 665649, 666315, 667514, 667533, 724276, 726353, 726763, 727056, 730938, 731227, 739576, 740130, 740620, 744385, 753215, 78353, 809828, and 813260, (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vi-1) 501476, 309009, 739193, 251452, 681957, 739097, 364448, 469549, 202897, 195340, 731380, 2345206, 23765, 471641, 502244, 713653, 486189, 740604, 682207, 740941, 469647, 743519, 743367, 966894, 727056, 2336358, 52897, 1326169, 773330, 139073, 725548, 137238, 742853, 838611, 22908, 207920, 375746, 738896, 152802, 343987, 743246, 1089025, 342256, 729924, 727496, 667514, 50491, 726454, 486401, 2238108, 730123, 342551, 1186334, 365589, 1837488, 1942634, 276727, 666986, 324066, 724014, 364083, 2449149, 744943, 258747, 276658, 265558, 731745, 726763, 28511, 235882, 1707527, 1896337, 448163, 301122, 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342416, 343867, 35356, 364436, 365121, 38775, 471574, 471834, 490710, 665327, 666928, 667250, 668815, 682451, 687468, 687551, 713896, 724588, 725345, 725696, 725758, 727178, 729489, 739953, 742935, 744897, 80109, and 964736, (vi-2) 782688, 136014, 135980, 725335, 724150, 307094, 723752, 510318, 726578, 324079, 2139164, 143759, 739237, 152655, 136646, 309697, 384087, 365408, 376699, 134671, 609631, 238840, 1074708, 366254, 742919, 257259, 840753, 668924, 136801, 743245, 731428, 731410, 738507, 430263, 744374, 1492440, 135887, 726782, 379517, 726849, 72744, 2467442, 743426, 135407, 135975, 137454, 238840, 486221, 669574, 266361, 134858, 731073, 359461, 744606, 731060, 666778, 726513, 236155, 744616, 744797, 23827, 743118, 609631, 665376, 742542, 725454, 135689, 713647, 743774, 724416, 687782, 723755, 726092, 731128, 782688, 80688, 53333, 22085, 46991, 486708, 730012, 236119, 549054, 2716748, 744797, 666784, 743043, 238840, 415554, and 729896, (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vii-1) 284828, 173841, 667527, 202897, 469549, 207920, 469647, 363955, 323438, 276658, 263251, 731277, 35628, 741474, 743394, 212366, 258865, 724014, 742837, 1117183, 276727, 811582, 1743279, 666279, 666703, 725585, 714498, 525221, 739109, 731380, 382738, 1012990, 188232, 1012903, 726675, 356960, 235882, 208439, 178348, 727056, 124781, 300268, 868577, 327182, 249311, 266361, 241481, 376153, 745490, 31924, 235938, 687667, 44881, 725548, 383868, 342551, 382521, 667727, 365562, 359051, 136863, 773286, 236155, 744899, 366042, 383945, 723923, 340657, 668442, 382791, 666794, 121551, 346610, 232366, 110481, 128065, 379937, 731076, 682207, 50202, 725198, 208991, 173371, 724895, 742763, 666426, 743182, 381854, 347503, 743903, 838611, 155345, 2030501, 811024, 489326, 731645, 365521, 135671, 136747, 665433, 1705397, 731689, 724609, 740105, 731389, 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295412, 30219, 345034, 486708, 668625, 724366, 725877, 726513, 726849, 730829, 739956, 740604, 741954, 743118, 743774, 744055, 744087, 744505, 744606, 745106, 782688, and 80688, (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (viii-1) 80688, 1870594, 731738, 1870594, 365348, 681875, 731751, 136114, 365161, 491004, 724366, 744983, 740718, 884365, 687381, 236399, 731726, 809719, 757248, 172982, 743774, 666410, 743961, 667239, 725502, 265345, 366436, 668584, 725076, 365349, 148796, 23612, 725726, 667361, 53333, 279470, 729510, 725877, 729956, 345034, 665784, 730300, 382612, 137454, 135689, 667310, 1860115, 731714, 365097, 729971, 731128, 682311, 549054, 726092, 609631, 366042, 714437, 68972, 741954, 725791, 730012, 669564, 666455, 238840, 173820, 743485, 726782, 235882, 743760, 364324, 823680, 179334, 729542, 135930, 738506, 155839, 416959, 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276727, 340657, 366820, 377560, 384844, 40633, 484577, 485085, 485803, 487436, 502658, 587186, 665086, 666315, 666928, 667258, 669557, 725231, 729875, 731023, 731073, 738916, 739576, 740931, 742542, 742763, 742935, 743517, 744797, 773286, 80384, 811024, 813654, 823590, and 966894, (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ix-1) 745003, 740130, 471641, 682088, 731404, 2254555, 2381770, 214008, 300268, 2467442, 125552, 666517, 366159, 740927, 665784, 24392, 727457, 148796, 590264, 665632, 345034, 840753, 309645, 743043, 731275, 51232, 667048, 838611, 773330, 884365, 667514, 364412, 366115, 757248, 146049, 140347, 342181, 727123, 30219, 155839, 382612, 723923, 682276, 682479, 743118, 740941, 356841, 53081, 745490, 687381, 324079, 173818, 731060, 743367, 365000, 669149, 285693, 731398, 110481, 726578, 687990, 23612, 723752, 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26519, 365121, 376462, 379517, 503189, 545475, 730300, 740620, 742935, 744439, 78353, 796513, and 813654, (ix-2) 724556, 668329, 173200, 174654, 731227, 1624260, 743078, 739576, 3054031, 119772, 487152, 740457, 667527, 382002, 382791, 2384812, 566862, 1075949, 730814, 235938, 745072, 341763, 383718, 486304, 379937, 666279, 241481, 731380, 743270, 1917430, 682585, 666703, 1049033, 1085884, 724642, 665086, 742061, 767779, 729875, 724014, 743603, 714498, 731277, 727289, 744895, 35628, 173200, 743619, 726821, 284828, 129438, 731616, 487103, 667355, 1012990, 487848, 471664, 744899, 42280, 713623, 667110, 502658, 730926, 484577, 1174287, 236155, 381854, 365056, 2030501, 731021, 177967, 667258, 525221, 743331, 135407, 738916, 669557, 382521, 731305, 730401, and 669098, (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (x-1) 727123, 724366, 366289, 471641, 501476, 744943, 2237263, 155839, 140347, 743774, 1716286, 365271, 236399, 731423, 252291, 812967, 739097, 471702, 1420676, 739193, 740347, 669564, 609631, 731751, 666671, 745490, 285693, 235882, 725791, 23612, 345034, 503874, 838611, 81911, 469647, 667514, 730012, 730300, 740941, 738358, 486493, 809719, 726684, 687667, 162246, 740620, 366436, 726454, 469549, 146976, 665784, 731738, 365349, 238840, 491004, 122874, 46991, 726763, 78353, 738896, 178908, 416959, 486401, 665632, 742590, 180259, 666455, 22711, 665674, 148796, 489326, 25883, 724306, 745003, 594279, 342256, 26455, 143759, 687852, 592598, 713422, 173820, 136560, 209137, 136361, 743205, 366042, 665538, 727056, 1837488, 782688, 744087, 725877, 2238108, 257259, 725836, 666154, 743246, 971276, 448163, 666410, 137720, 1844968, 73703, 770858, 2055272, 487474, 731023, 667348, 50491, 740130, 342551, 713623, 2032639, 723923, 2728204, 176543, 781738, 839101, 32339, 731357, 738970, 364204, 1089025, 364575, 34007, 135096, 364412, 743259, 1870594, 1101773, 366233, 342290, 366067, 565317, 742853, 29541, 682528, 80688, 731398, 713831, 309697, 744983, 187482, 665452, 665376, 359051, 139242, 1707527, 731726, 145112, 744055, 282587, 136114, 1526058, 366115, 123950, 743043, 416744, 1536968, 309645, 738332, 471696, 365090, 667310, 1088781, 149809, 173119, 724416, 743146, 109142, 1239535, 668815, 364510, 738938, 741954, 668089, 151247, 729542, 665833, 549054, 116906, 666946, 135941, 472111, 809828, 135450, 26651, 2115808, 713671, 743615, 731714, 666128, 366842, 724892, 730938, 22908, 324079, 365613, 231903, 743422, 687541, 668360, 287843, 489249, 342181, 207920, 364324, 682109, 743367, 2381770, 22085, 730123, 135875, 250883, 667061, 724126, 1521706, 687679, 208097, 745106, 38789, 682479, 744606, 668684, 726272, 743451, 25949, 744001, 1870594, 179334, 364568, 357807, 590264, 137353, 207926, 731298, 173288, 565754, 69166, 668584, 364926, 154172, 725726, 725340, 23765, 687625, 743391, 292042, 2032639, 128694, 258666, 382612, 725394, 687381, 469345, 730036, 180640, 188393, 52897, 295412, 51232, 884365, 744945, 174683, 195340, 279470, 731648, 665392, 730606, 379540, 43541, 725364, 731404, 729924, 137454, 665437, 253386, 359202, 731685, 364974, 135689, 727229, 2467442, 1417901, 725707, 204686, 741891, 53081, 134785, 682555, 22384, 134858, 379279, 135539, 300194, 2214396, 687270, 731060, 174861, 366388, 738944, 365288, 251216, 545475, 726779, 136868, 743118, 135352, 180082, 2113771, 178750, 731128, 179733, 137205, 740927, 376153, 365097, 30219, 1089025, 1129745, 131839, 160163, 175268, 1932168, 2349125, 239086, 252489, 267358, 359454, 365121, 427786, 471101, 484504, 487130, 502598, 665668, 665982, 667313, 724588, 725758, 726092, 726353, 739953, 739955, 739956, 740193, 743125, and 812143, (x-2) 731019, 366085, 258127, 382002, 714414, 486189, 725188, 1241974, 666703, 487152, 40304, 811024, 25865, 666279, 745133, 347362, 258966, 471664, 82687, 740931, 739109, 628418, 731742, 42280, 724014, 1012903, 1288183, 382423, 512910, 667527, 730942, 731021, 3054031, 724596, 179266, 742061, 667683, 743603, 71428, 713608, 173371, 1917430, 745072, 727289, 486221, 740457, 487848, 742542, 723755, 502658, 1012990, 729875, 25664, 731073, 666928, 668452, 486304, 1285305, 235938, 484577, 341763, 382791, 241481, 742837, 258865, 767779, 566862, 725454, 740105, 813654, 1174287, 1049033, 382738, 665433, 823590, 665086, 1645668, 645455, 668239, 741474, 364885, 236119, 35628, 682585, 1075949, 773286, 382069, 213529, 668536, 257555, 31924, 731380, 725231, 727251, 726821, 236155, 740158, 760065, 587186, 40633, 266361, 1085884, 152847, 669188, 363955, 813174, 284828, 134615, 255398, 343987, 731115, 730814, 667252, 174396, 364729, 1103402, 727178, 744899, 2048801, 382521, 39593, 813654, 666928, 175080, 667991, 136933, 723755, 173371, and 1917430, (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (xi-1) 726763, 739193, 28584, 739097, 25883, 1716286, 365045, 666367, 379200, 365271, 731227, 726760, 384404, 208991, 744943, 1846326, 364729, 730926, 795736, 136686, 667117, 743517, 724151, 296702, 742837, 364777, 364706, 731616, 666986, 80384, 666007, 1837488, 383868, 40304, 366100, 744055, 136919, 230126, 1288183, 813174, 469647, 787938, 740158, 713608, 669318, 795309, 812967, 325155, 382791, 724596, 743703, 724238, 154172, 366484, 667657, 469549, 124781, 668452, 713831, 713913, 383718, 382621, 744616, 364686, 667533, 744074, 364822, 49888, 24587, 363955, 114008, 201467, 295412, 375746, 666315, 744385, 544818, 364846, 145696, 738424, 1624260, 485652, 1285305, 2484270, 194302, 770858, 366074, 823590, 724014, 379937, 194350, 727321, 366243, 68950, 364741, 731305, 1174342, 744895, 342181, 985457, 2384812, 727289, 731277, 1085884, 727296, 383966, 729924, 382738, 471574, 682585, 525221, 1102600, 665379, 753215, 359202, 1581686, 744797, 726513, 743982, 731722, 486304, 323438, 743422, 727491, 364436, 1844968, 666128, 30981, 382069, 3659591, 730829, 433155, 687953, 667176, 1671903, 364324, 726779, 668146, 743579, 26164, 740457, 307025, 667527, 135941, 744657, 665433, 731590, 378458, 723923, 136747, 136399, 744941, 365913, 730924, 376983, 669149, 682251, 2046361, 30471, 665403, 743043, 712118, 153667, 342290, 731422, 666703, 667067, 665814, 742743, 82687, 809828, 173628, 2345206, 471702, 179534, 730814, 172996, 668329, 471641, 665820, 731598, 136121, 148796, 743331, 1942634, 731758, 1352408, 309697, 731202, 472111, 501527, 78353, 741474, 738945, 178750, 743603, 724642, 33621, 364083, 381032, 745003, 366032, 971276, 177967, 609631, 725345, 745512, 71428, 485085, 743903, 744439, 743270, 738966, 196338, 731363, 743394, 366067, 727067, 745106, 31924, 724895, 34007, 744841, 52226, 731021, 682276, 687679, 135352, 1662274, 285693, 307094, 42280, 1308954, 668815, 665668, 232714, 1594414, 682119, 26455, 667110, 134785, 665674, 731380, 180640, 838611, 742046, 30219, 207920, 743016, 667259, 628418, 667252, 504646, 667361, 742061, 726675, 231903, 667892, 136863, 725533, 1917430, 137353, 744106, 714493, 32917, 714013, 342181, 501476, 730834, 79729, 666794, 2467442, 1698236, 665632, 743268, 741066, 726618, 743290, 665495, 73778, 744410, 669149, 381118, 809959, 276658, 632026, 122874, 744050, 731745, 1174287, 745123, 342581, 681890, 136462, 26651, 668186, 740090, 196992, 1578721, 745072, 669263, 729929, 726821, 740941, 1422194, 714414, 173820, 251250, 365056, 724609, 1075949, 512910, 132752, 740105, 2048801, 178255, 364717, 687379, 232388, 342181, 178908, 744604, 714498, 665342, 731241, 487152, 504158, 668476, 743619, 687800, 667355, 724812, 33133, 739432, 730938, 590264, 726634, 687532, 146049, 213529, 687896, 1626951, 284828, 1049033, 341763, 727056, 3054031, 726600, 156183, 731115, 471696, 143759, 366115, 383528, 731742, 31120, 174861, 668584, 743451, 112819, 2030501, 724556, 1101773, 137010, 2345206, 731076, 365000, 1707527, 366233, 366436, 1087348, 668360, 241481, 731404, 21716, 738938, 53333, 383945, 2055272, 682507, 1012990, 180259, 759865, 723950, 1086823, 2048801, 235938, 23876, 2467442, 35628, 366820, 382002, 384844, 430471, 485104, 502598, 667258, 669557, 724225, 738916, 742542, 742935, 767779, and 813260, (xi-2) 758037, 1932168, 489945, 738970, 667756, 265558, 2113771, 365562, 1712992, 739237, 135539, 159809, 268972, 135303, 1916307, 356841, 682088, 665437, 744945, 2728204, 324079, 727540, 470408, 740347, 364526, 343987, 730300, 594279, 162246, 549054, 743774, 510318, 136976, 725677, 667440, 757248, 140405, 2214396, 436554, 357807, 2306096, 668239, 365919, 665693, 125552, 725585, 823680, 359051, 1846326, 309009, 252291, 1877668, 1505308, 145105, 1741589, 327182, 188393, 743125, 132933, 52897, 731751, 359461, 173841, 212366, 768241, 324066, 730037, 235882, 668300, 2266583, 738358, 723914, 116906, 731738, 209137, 745490, 208097, 44193, 1743279, 110481, 24541, 727251, 745083, 1103402, 681957, 135689, 132935, 731128, 376153, 282587, 666361, 135875, 726636, 1641901, 1690788, 2011082, 366159, 32784, 22711, 713671, 44881, 1492440, 364448, 365526, 725707, 725454, 365348, 1896337, 251427, 725096, 137454, 727092, 357442, 725502, 152655, 668283, 136801, 43541, 667727, 725970, 266361, 135991, 365801, 1238492, 1417901, 731047, 665156, 175772, 141216, 365521, 742919, 743367, 731299, 730012, 489249, 744980, 301122, 713647, 416959, 23612, 128065, 236399, 726335, 366388, 731298, 384087, 300268, 134978, 279470, 740718, 665452, 208439, 738332, 726272, 136014, 135980, 731060, 742100, 364570, 487474, 868577, 1084386, 364412, 249311, 823680, 110101, 1104732, 119939, 1337232, 134858, 135975, 1860115, 188232, 234148, 236331, 251452, 253386, 33285, 33470, 345034, 364204, 364959, 366042, 378813, 379540, 38775, 472114, 486201, 486204, 665376, 669510, 669564, 687667, 705147, 711918, 724366, 725511, 725877, 726092, 726106, 726830, 741587, 741835, 744881, 809719, 812143, 812955, and 966894, whereby an expression value is provided for each quantified marker gene expression level; c) comparing (i) the expression value obtained at step b) for each disease-specific marker gene with (ii) a control expression value for the said marker gene, whereby a deregulated expression level of each disease-specific marker gene may be determined; d) predicting or diagnosing the occurrence of a thyroid disease in the said patient if one or more disease-specific marker genes comprised in a group of marker genes, among the groups (i) to (xi) defined at step b), has a deregulated expression level, and e) identifying, among the groups of disease-specific marker genes (i) to (xi) defined at step b), the group comprising the said one or more marker genes having a deregulated expression level, whereby the kind of specific thyroid disease that is predicted or diagnosed in the said patient is determined.
 2. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein, at step b), two or more markers comprised in each group (i) to (xi) are quantified.
 3. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein, at step b), twelve or more markers comprised in each group (i) to (xi) are quantified.
 4. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein, at step b), the disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more groups of marker genes consisting of: (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (i-1) 154172, 78353, 135941, 545475, 1087348, 744055, 667174, 592276, 135975, 214008, 295412, 549054, 813260, 565317, 787938, 739956, 1104732, 135630, 667892, 725096, 72744, 645455, 744439, 143759, 669574, 136686, 2266583, 2074228, 364412, 724276, 364959, 669510, 742580, 727251, 300268, 713422, 724416, 31120, 811582, 564994, 1877668, 28584, 2055272, 137720, 687782, 753215, 173200, 486708, 1716286, 503189, 839101, 471641, 472114, 726830, 730938, 744797, 472160, 809828, 2467442, 668186, 669318, 738970, 324079, 33621, 364706, 682088, 591907, 744606, 738332, 51232, 502598, 739193, 741954, 744616, 724596, 364469, 2384812, 34007, 739097, 666778, 667355, 713647, 26519, 731404, 665376, 745106, 744385, 713653, 666007, 725364, 136399, 364729, 23827, 705147, 668452, 669263, 208991, 135407, 742542, 669188, 135689, 738938, 512910, 471574, 22711, 782688, 743118, 726821, 364777, 365045, 740941, 744087, 364324, 309697, 730829, 665649, 136014, 668815, 359461, 366032, 726782, 731073, 1837488, and 238705, (i-2) 665833, 1645668, 731060, 1705397, 741835, 609631, 2113771, 1337232, 713623, 35356, 122063, 40633, 812143, 811024, 137238, 665881, 140405, 377560, 740193, 727521, 731007, 740604, 665566, 731098, 285666, 255398, 731023, 1286238, 1084386, 730037, 742763, 202897, 726424, 740971, 73703, 120916, 487436, 730968, 471947, 324140, 730032, 666510, 356960, 123950, 485803, 308564, 730971, 1089513, 110938, 201467, 727554, 669503, 730413, 179857, 1899942, 276727, 188393, 234357, 566585, 239951, 36371, 156183, 23121, 471101, 1086914, 21496, 180259, 727173, 342416, 1088781, 486201, 325008, 813174, 2349125, 484504, 2366175, 340657, 366289, 127360, 742574, 744926, 562904, 487103, 743722, 781738, 1632468, 727394, 143957, 251047, 1116948, 2398980, 34783, 1982430, 195712, 1932202, 3058557, 2091389, 5725785, 50491, 366359, 743212, 111460, 741988, 1735081, 825265, 682207, 46991, 1844689, 78294, 258747, 744468, 448163, 724225, 1544175, 742965, 964736, 742839, 851264, 730410, 740931, 152398, 489326, 276658, 1013595, 1737165, 2158322, 162246, 738315, 744413, 727496, 742555, 324225, 134034, 731152, 33285, 486779, 295093, 178984, 725548, 485725, 744366, 159381, 782730, 259552, 503874, 1146624, 174396, 120649, 743113, 744911, 114008, 743237, 1072914, 742899, 153411, 725696, 487130, 155345, 160163, 2137932, 743246, 592598, 490710, 745018, 245426, 1324060, 726454, 740885, 1131054, 191881, 924826, 2238108, 950695, 731762, 714216, 486401, 1654256, 235934, 1089025, 730271, 243741, 742592, 1580147, 668494, 745248, 2361911, 427786, 744755, 726904, 745223, 738896, 743259, 80109, 1712870, 232002, 742696, 342256, 744897, 726557, 741389, 1420842, 725758, 1707527, 289337, 739953, 239086, 713896, 236386, 1129745, 2364998, 504539, 110101, 1057773, 128065, 725345, 1896337, 726156, 731284, 292882, 288807, 152844, 149910, 726147, 152802, 725927, 196115, 1578721, 210587, 742977, 200018, 744756, 741661, 667239, 725473, 2103105, 343867, 364271, 122874, 180950, 232507, 285693, 723938, 665651, 665632, 1326169, 204381, 727207, 665452, 117072, 271985, 1188588, 1929371, 665982, 471210, 824531, 1352408, 667435, 248811, 742649, 741919, 742853, 1541958, 1056782, 668454, 1256485, 49725, 43629, 730865, 667144, 724042, 667602, 745326, 725622, 723753, 724588, 744881, 485085, 745125, 823680, 666755, 155717, 727154, 1870594, 740347, 729489, 345034, 252489, 725268, 124554, 44064, 134615, 379540, 590264, 2108870, 2306096, 80688, 884365, 502658, 1285305, 1641901, 356841, 773286, 868577, 177967, 364204, 204686, 250883, 310519, 743367, 740105, 665784, 724366, 235882, 129438, 38775, 382612, 666410, 486204, 187482, 236155, 137454, 1101773, 743426, 838611, 209137, 666061, 52740, 740617, 2108870, 665651, 1844689, 1352408, 1056782, 668454, 43629, and 155717, (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ii-1) 724596, 503189, 135407, 731021, 364717, 23817, 24623, 724596, and 180851, (ii-2) 726424, 122063, 729489, 724588, 343867, 1116948, 727154, 1632468, 1057773, 117072, 73703, 486493, 590264, 726147, 1089513, 724225, 80109, 744385, 1654256, 964736, 667435, 365349, 742696, 295093, 110938, 195712, 245426, 127360, 122874, 448163, 489326, 501476, 202897, 23121, 744911, 743212, 49725, 725548, 191881, 744926, 665452, 2158322, 727394, 811024, 259552, 741389, 232507, 342416, 2238108, 667313, 324225, 366359, 1188588, 742899, 823680, 782730, 204381, 727207, 243741, 120649, 366115, 740885, 726763, 258747, 727554, 153411, 665566, 1286238, 135773, 136686, 731711, 250771, 122063, 744385, 740140, 262894, 53081, 258698, 53119, 136366, 665674, 178161, and 729489, (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iii-1) 486221, 1174287, 666061, 504539, 742837, 173371, 486189, 682585, 258966, 253386, 213529, 566862, 485085, 723755, 382423, 731742, 1285305, 235882, 137478, 731115, 727289, 731047, 236155, 705147, 1049033, 188232, 666794, 382069, 119939, 742763, 731073, 284828, 743603, 665649, 745072, 562904, 40633, 725473, 744616, 356841, 340657, 129438, 485872, 365045, 767779, 587186, 135407, 1645668, 744899, 382521, 382738, 364271, 667110, 682276, 726821, 25664, 21496, 729875, 665086, 178255, 725454, 71428, 382002, 365056, 1016390, 731616, 1578721, 724238, 1012990, 2103105, 2384812, 258865, 341763, 364717, 1116948, 1326169, 741474, 42280, 753215, 1982430, 731277, 31924, 195712, 742542, 665452, 1174287, 487379, and 24065, (iii-2) 739955, 1420676, 745003, 738938, 300194, 25883, 295412, 364324, 730938, 744055, 725371, 1844968, 22711, 250883, 741954, 744087, 187482, 744505, 1101773, 725364, 742100, 726353, 173820, 782688, 724366, 731726, 154172, 53333, 1716286, 745106, 667313, 208991, 744385, 809828, 135689, 744797, 135941, 366042, 172982, 23827, 549054, 214008, 666007, 136801, 724416, 545475, 667892, 729971, 742580, 740941, 743118, 33621, 364469, 731404, 667348, 78353, 151247, 472160, 1087348, 502598, 744606, 172828, 740130, 667174, 745465, 173820, 24392, 300194, 208991, 24532, 725371, 22711, 376003, 1844968, 359202, 295412, and 25883, (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iv-1) 208991, 136399, 503874, 123950, 1102600, 377560, 743367, 2048801, 42280, 813174, 30219, 1578721, 33133, 379517, 204686, 743331, 384404, 731598, 725345, 838611, 743982, 379540, 743619, 487848, 738916, 744074, 50491, 1089025, 666128, 740158, 341763, 740941, 729542, 251047, 742965, 140405, 111460, 724642, 723923, 714216, 731616, 309645, 366032, 740105, 744926, 364706, 739097, 1735081, 207920, 487436, 739193, 177857, 1089513, 743603, 2091389, 665784, 731422, 71428, 179534, 1012990, 666315, 1932202, 713831, 760065, 731380, 665632, 731202, 740604, 665086, 136686, 726763, 743270, 759865, 364741, 823590, 609631, 730926, 201467, 310519, 127360, 471641, 742977, 80384, 724238, 378813, 35628, 487103, 28584, 1075949, 731305, 503874, 741305, 208991, 743367, 380394, 123950, 23939, 714196, and 1102600, (iv-2) 687667, 265558, 738970, 726830, 146976, 745490, 282587, 366388, 2074228, 669188, 668536, 366042, 208097, 743774, 713647, 134978, 731751, 300194, 713653, 724276, 301122, 730300, 669564, 668239, 738332, 713422, 594279, 1104732, 665376, 730938, 667174, 1877668, 300268, 587186, 711918, 72744, 1932168, 143759, 725791, 730971, 687468, 125552, 668815, 687782, 725454, 2074228, 146976, 2139315, 726830, 50202, 269873, 745490, and 265558, (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (v-1) 740931, 740604, 172828, 725268, 136014, 731751, 594279, 731128, 379540, 725877, 743774, 136976, 178984, 208097, 627107, 209137, 741587, 236399, 234148, 129438, 23612, 234357, 1088781, 743118, 359461, 666128, 838611, 200018, 265558, 288807, 239086, 137454, 1735081, 742965, 160163, 1146624, 725707, 110938, 153411, 343987, 155345, 289337, 117072, 191881, 309697, 738315, 727496, 1056782, 486201, 665566, 119939, 25664, 1420842, 725758, 1129745, 713896, 175772, 345034, 364204, 669564, 743426, 1072914, 78294, 743259, 486204, 884365, 504539, 378813, 745018, 740158, 687667, 236386, 741661, 562904, 1641901, 741919, 1188588, 592598, 1870594, 114008, 809719, 2103105, 713422, 1705397, 1089025, 705147, 730037, 667144, 503874, 484577, 812955, 744606, 1016390, 487848, 251427, 1544175, 726147, 682207, 2364998, 731738, 725548, 1049033, 210587, 1131054, 744926, 724042, 743246, 743212, 131839, 823680, 740604, 487086, 730593, 591534, and 743118, (v-2) 667892, 267358, 666007, 146976, 486510, 564994, 364436, 365271, 739193, 666315, 592276, 739097, 713653, 125552, 725364, 214008, 731404, 1087348, 296702, 251250, 469345, 669263, 727056, 744385, 731277, 512910, 34007, 744439, 365121, 230126, 811582, 366042, 33621, 730938, 665649, 668815, 740620, 502598, 726763, 364741, 208991, 136399, 25883, 136686, 383718, 364324, 724276, 726353, 382612, 295412, 645455, 501476, 739576, 143759, 740130, 31120, 78353, 731227, 26519, 364469, 813260, 342551, 809828, 753215, 364844, 564994, 740620, 267358, 667533, 666315, 666007, 1173570, 364569, 667514, and 487475, (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vi-1) 726684, 501476, 38775, 251250, 669318, 35356, 364469, 713653, 739193, 26519, 30219, 155345, 251452, 739953, 202897, 490710, 739097, 469345, 365121, 309009, 364436, 725345, 153411, 744897, 725758, 485803, 175268, 120649, 364777, 191881, 276658, 471574, 1129745, 742935, 343867, 713896, 236386, 276727, 342416, 124554, 724588, 1057773, 1420842, 666928, 727178, 1013595, 725548, 207920, 235882, 964736, 489326, 1146624, 1131054, 469647, 725696, 740941, 668815, 1705397, 687468, 195712, 342551, 743367, 80109, 1899942, 729489, 682451, 687551, 236055, 25077, 665327, 667250, 471834, 26519, and 365121, (vi-2) 72744, 2467442, 726782, 743426, 136801, 135407, 135975, 137454, 726849, 238840, 324079, 486221, 669574, 266361, 134858, 731073, 359461, 744606, 731060, 666778, 726513, 236155, 744616, 744797, 23827, 743118, 609631, 143759, 665376, 742542, 725454, 135689, 713647, 743774, 136014, 724416, 687782, 723755, 726092, 731128, 782688, 80688, 53333, 22085, 46991, 486708, 730012, 236119, 549054, 2716748, 744797, 666784, 743043, 238840, 415554, and 729896, (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vii-1) 811582, 188232, 682207, 356960, 236155, 501476, 773286, 173371, 276727, 30471, 645455, 745273, 744881, 1705397, 741474, 667527, 207920, 512910, 255398, 110101, 723923, 259552, 129438, 363955, 266361, 235882, 253386, 364885, 740105, 204381, 742837, 134615, 1116948, 136801, 1073288, 207920, 731292, 768246, 594510, and 745187, (vii-2) 471641, 713422, 740941, 72744, 309645, 744505, 731726, 726782, 135689, 665668, 2055272, 151247, 366032, 172982, 743118, 364324, 745106, 172828, 740604, 744055, 154172, 131839, 53333, 744087, 726513, 295412, 134858, 30219, 739956, 109142, 486708, 78353, 725877, 726849, 782688, 345034, 25883, 2467442, 22711, 743774, 741954, 744606, 1420676, 724366, 1716286, 80688, 236399, 250883, 730829, 250463, 665668, 486356, 257773, 726782, 744505, 135689, 731726, 668625, 309645, and 740941, (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (viii-1) 80688, 666410, 725877, 729971, 236399, 726092, 724366, 172982, 1870594, 742100, 366388, 366042, 744983, 365349, 731275, 416959, 53333, 151247, 731726, 345034, 382612, 809719, 731738, 730012, 667348, 173820, 667313, 739247, 137454, 744087, 730300, 884365, 135689, 743774, 725707, 22085, 1860115, 1932168, 250883, 726849, 669564, 2266583, 139242, 740941, 729542, 364324, 665376, 665784, 51232, 731751, 175268, 723753, 609631, 238840, 669263, 252489, 486708, 666066, 730829, 33621, 23612, 667239, 740620, 731128, 739956, 725791, 726684, 486401, 23827, 365271, 365121, 134858, 782688, 741835, 590264, 471641, 738332, 379517, 726454, 726782, 731404, 2032639, 741954, 366115, 366289, 727154, 725268, 740130, 745106, 743125, 665668, 549054, 282587, 146976, 109142, 253386, 1101773, 131839, 214008, 669510, 665833, 162246, 743118, 738970, 310519, 742853, 726106, 30219, 682088, 724588, 745125, 364204, 172828, 666007, 727496, 740971, 823680, 1707527, 565317, 1641901, 309645, 666128, 1057773, 667174, 285693, 309009, 743259, 666778, 731152, 740347, 1896337, 665632, 379540, 757248, 134978, 1420676, 210587, 726424, 592598, 665881, 725511, 738896, 740885, 295412, 687782, 73703, 744756, 288807, 180259, 137131, 838611, 724042, 744366, 364412, 427786, 448163, 34007, 325008, 742977, 471101, 1256485, 730037, 742696, 713831, 725622, 486493, 744413, 724276, 725096, 234148, 239951, 134034, 868577, 713623, 366074, 149910, 1877668, 154172, 289337, 726513, 2306096, 726904, 364959, 727251, 744505, 667602, 342256, 1326169, 744055, 187482, 196115, 731060, 342416, 743237, 123950, 125552, 503874, 781738, 1654256, 743246, 740604, 739953, 744911, 364526, 503189, 738938, 208097, 25883, 324225, 245426, 723923, 248811, 738315, 743722, 1013595, 1737165, 727173, 744755, 140405, 300194, 744468, 2361911, 46991, 1352408, 1129745, 1089025, 745223, 713896, 725877, 530069, 724366, 666410, 729971, and 726849, (viii-2) 258865, 485104, 430471, 730926, 731616, 365045, 485872, 724895, 179534, 486189, 731115, 364686, 731076, 743270, 178255, 33133, 366820, 365056, 666334, 666703, 1086823, 364741, 666794, 137478, 177857, 42280, 31924, 235938, 2484270, 213529, 724014, 2048801, 731380, 743331, 730814, 1174287, 667252, 731598, 136863, 744895, 382738, 667110, 471574, 23876, 760065, 1085884, 745072, 2384812, 724238, 731422, 744899, 666279, 341763, 731305, 665433, 740105, 236119, 30471, 384844, 665086, 364885, 383868, 364717, 714498, 744074, 512910, 382621, 665649, 379937, 364706, 743982, 743619, 587186, 1705397, 741474, 241481, 2030501, 433155, 230126, 35628, 363955, 1012990, 71428, 525221, 731202, 667527, 364729, 743603, 173371, 753215, 471664, 742837, 668186, 687468, 381854, 738916, 1075949, 201467, 487152, 767779, 152847, 40304, 740457, 486221, 382791, 591907, 566862, 364777, 744616, 742935, 724642, 257555, 1049033, 667258, 382521, 731021, 384404, 742061, 382069, 731277, 727289, 173200, 727178, 795736, 177967, 668452, 823590, 382002, 726821, 813174, 725231, 731742, 731227, 1917430, 667355, 135630, 383718, 487848, 729875, 813654, 740158, 1624260, 773286, 284828, 729929, 731073, 731023, 136686, 472160, 484577, 486304, 740931, 377560, 25664, 669557, 811024, 1285305, 502658, 276727, 236155, 666928, 1103402, 682585, 966894, 134615, 487436, 296702, 1578721, 485803, 1102600, 364469, 739576, 742542, 2074228, 743517, 340657, 156183, 742763, 485085, 80384, 266361, 40633, 175772, 666315, 744797, and 236331, (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ix-1) 26519, 172982, 744439, 745003, 238840, 1420676, 742935, 503189, 151247, 214008, 365121, 730300, 25883, 545475, 738332, 669263, 125552, 744087, 740620, 366042, 884365, 78353, 109142, 742100, 590264, 379517, 667313, 813654, 730037, 135689, 740130, 742935, 1855110, 796513, 376462, 230882, 813654, and 136862, (ix-2) 487152, 740457, 667527, 382002, 382791, 2384812, 566862, 1075949, 730814, 235938, 745072, 341763, 383718, 486304, 379937, 666279, 241481, 731380, 743270, 1917430, 682585, 666703, 1049033, 1085884, 724642, 665086, 742061, 767779, 729875, 724014, 743603, 714498, 731277, 727289, 744895, 35628, 173200, 743619, 726821, 284828, 129438, 731616, 487103, 667355, 1012990, 487848, 471664, 744899, 42280, 713623, 667110, 502658, 730926, 484577, 1174287, 236155, 381854, 365056, 2030501, 731021, 177967, 667258, 525221, 743331, 135407, 738916, 669557, 382521, 731305, 730401, 713623, 235938, 669098, 1049033, 730814, 382002, 667527, 740457, 382791, and 665086, (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic carcinoma (OTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (x-1) 782688, 78353, 666410, 740130, 745003, 740620, 731726, 1716286, 250883, 1420676, 740941, 135689, 744087, 724366, 109142, 2055272, 486493, 590264, 238840, 713623, 469345, 80688, 738970, 725791, 364412, 366042, 146976, 739955, 1844968, 365271, 187482, 668815, 744606, 501476, 180259, 1101773, 809828, 731404, 366115, 726353, 713422, 173820, 137454, 665668, 2032639, 366289, 726763, 549054, 743367, 135941, 131839, 46991, 724416, 282587, 503874, 744983, 209137, 502598, 667348, 812143, 745106, 730012, 726092, 739193, 726684, 175268, 740347, 471101, 151247, 365121, 345034, 252489, 364324, 565317, 34007, 162246, 253386, 731060, 738896, 743125, 743774, 137720, 739956, 741954, 139242, 739097, 309645, 73703, 342256, 609631, 667313, 51232, 745490, 740193, 469647, 486401, 22711, 484504, 2349125, 665376, 724588, 154172, 267358, 739953, 838611, 427786, 1129745, 725758, 730300, 1089025, 729542, 1932168, 687667, 309697, 471641, 487130, 731738, 545475, 160163, 365349, 239086, 665982, 366388, 25883, 78353, 359454, 666410, 740620, 740347, and 364412, (x-2) 40304, 382423, 173371, 1917430, 745072, 727289, 486221, 740457, 742061, 512910, 487848, 742542, 258966, 723755, 502658, 471664, 1012990, 729875, 25664, 487152, 724596, 731073, 666928, 668452, 486304, 382002, 1285305, 235938, 484577, 341763, 382791, 241481, 742837, 258865, 767779, 566862, 725454, 740105, 731021, 813654, 1174287, 71428, 1049033, 382738, 665433, 823590, 665086, 1645668, 645455, 668239, 741474, 364885, 236119, 35628, 682585, 1075949, 773286, 382069, 213529, 668536, 257555, 42280, 31924, 731380, 725231, 727251, 726821, 236155, 740158, 760065, 587186, 40633, 486189, 731742, 266361, 1085884, 152847, 669188, 363955, 724014, 813174, 284828, 134615, 255398, 343987, 731115, 730814, 667252, 740931, 743603, 174396, 364729, 1103402, 727178, 744899, 2048801, 382521, 811024, 39593, 813654, 666928, 175080, 667991, 136933, 723755, 173371, 742061, 471664, and 1917430, (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (xi-1) 1624260, 743517, 28584, 296702, 80384, 669557, 731227, 795736, 787938, 384844, 384404, 502598, 1086823, 382621, 1716286, 823590, 731422, 23876, 25883, 667258, 364729, 433155, 669318, 738916, 727289, 731598, 739097, 383718, 364777, 667527, 366032, 744074, 666315, 724596, 724014, 742935, 1102600, 743982, 744616, 724642, 726763, 30471, 726513, 2384812, 309697, 740457, 730926, 666007, 382069, 135941, 742061, 731616, 78353, 813174, 485104, 2484270, 744439, 724238, 740158, 382791, 208991, 731305, 35628, 179534, 731021, 364324, 726821, 666703, 665668, 365045, 668452, 809828, 382738, 201467, 363955, 730814, 739193, 731277, 744797, 366820, 383868, 682585, 382002, 745072, 743270, 742837, 40304, 1917430, 813260, 744055, 379937, 136686, 1012990, 1285305, 486304, 665433, 742542, 731202, 1075949, 668815, 744895, 2048801, 744385, 42280, 667110, 31924, 284828, 364706, 177967, 71428, 364686, 730829, 469647, 753215, 33133, 724225, 738938, 430471, 235938, 767779, 731380, 1578721, 2467442, and 1624260, (xi-2) 359051, 343987, 301122, 594279, 745490, 711918, 687667, 378813, 265558, 162246, 812955, 145105, 757248, 324079, 741587, 740347, 33470, 208097, 743125, 364526, 136976, 188393, 1641901, 140405, 627107, 730012, 725511, 359461, 726106, 744881, 486204, 668239, 823680, 725707, 356841, 251427, 236331, 1877668, 134978, 309009, 376153, 234148, 731128, 731047, 727251, 1896337, 38775, 743367, 2306096, 23612, 125552, 743774, 236399, 2266583, 682088, 966894, 175772, 282587, 738970, 251452, 738332, 812143, 1103402, 2113771, 868577, 731738, 549054, 713647, 379540, 235882, 1932168, 725096, 472114, 731060, 128065, 1860115, 33285, 135689, 266361, 137454, 730300, 136014, 742100, 731751, 416959, 209137, 22711, 1104732, 300268, 669564, 730037, 725877, 705147, 364204, 366388, 726830, 119939, 110101, 364959, 486201, 253386, 665376, 364412, 188232, 725454, 726092, 809719, 741835, 135975, 345034, 1337232, 724366, 136801, 669510, 366042, 134858, 727251, 627107, 376153, 743125, 140405, 823680, 136976, 324079, 378813, 687667, and
 265558. 5. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein, at step b), the disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more groups of marker genes consisting of: (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (i-1) 669510, 725096, 366100, 325155, 154172, 787938, 744055, 592276, 740941, 73778, 667174, 739193, 295412, 23827, 136686, 744385, 471641, 724276, 28584 and 268972, (i-2) 43541, 687990, 365990, 562904, 725548, 365877, 742763, 180259, 2449149, 1089025, 713623, 382760, 258747, 743961, 174396, 724306, 1505308, 726454, 665452 and 665833, (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ii-1) 25664, 868169, 731380, 1049033, 730942, 731616, 726578, 366388, 485872, 1662274, 2074228, 730926, 745106, 731021, 207920, 258865, 503189, 745490, 1103402 and 1911930, (ii-2) 687990, 743961, 486493, 379279 and 667313, (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iii-1) 2348237, 135379, 743851, 1712992, 376699, 1251197, 1174287, 173841, 486221, 265345, 666564, 252382, 173371, 731073, 253386, 1285305, 342700, 179214, 3054031 and 359797, 745003, 1844968, 364324, 357201, 24392, 1420676, 687532, 724562, (iii-2) 729510, 725371, 24083, 738938, 730938, 148796, 137205, 174683, 21808, 3659591, 325155 and 666792, (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iv-1) 503874, 666128, 838611, 208991, 739097, 1089025, 725548, 739193, 155839, 28584, 202897, 743331, 743619, 725345, 345034, 235938, 729924, 681957, 30219 and 773330, (iv-2) 50202, 738970, 128694, 741891, 666671, 366388, 146976, 687667, 587186, 667727, 669136, 744001, 666361, 668300, 713647, 2074228, 282587, 179288, 687270 and 726830, (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (v-1) 740931; 731751; 840687; 666128; 379540; 667259; 725585; 503874; 23612; 3054031; 208097; 265558; 136976, 838611, 725707, 594279, 343987, 487474, 731128, 279172, 773330, (v-2) 724609, 365913, 666154, 267358, 665379, 667892, 251250, 713653, 365589, 1087348, 366042, 743146, 174654, 744657, 214008, 666007, 137005, 364436, 738558 and 146976, (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vi-1) 501476, 309009, 739193, 251452, 681957, 739097, 364448, 469549, 202897, 195340, 731380, 2345206, 23765, 471641, 502244, 713653, 486189, 740604, 682207 and 740941, (vi-2) 782688, 136014, 135980, 725335, 724150, 307094, 723752, 510318, 726578, 324079, 2139164, 143759, 739237, 152655, 136646, 309697, 384087, 365408, 376699 and 134671 (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vii-1) 284828, 173841, 667527, 202897, 469549, 207920, 469647, 363955, 323438, 276658, 263251, 731277, 35628, 741474, 743394, 212366, 258865, 724014, 742837 and 1117183, (vii-2) 687625, 726782, 364324, 148796, 744505, 26164, 665668, 713837, 172828, 731726, 151247, 486356, 342181, 471641, 72744, 135689, 740941, 366032 and 154172, (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (viii-1) 80688, 1870594, 731738, 1870594, 365348, 681875, 731751, 136114, 365161, 491004, 724366, 744983, 740718, 884365, 687381, 236399, 731726, 809719, 757248 and 172982, (viii-2) 1662274, 145696, 730926, 731115, 155345, 376356, 666794, 739109, 179534, 628418, 741406, 485872, 232388, 667110, 724895, 33133, 730834, 743270, 731380 and 713913, (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ix-1) 745003, 740130, 471641, 682088, 731404, 2254555, 2381770, 214008, 300268, 2467442, 125552, 666517, 366159, 740927, 665784, 24392, 727457, 148796, 590264 and 665632, (ix-2) 724556, 668329, 173200, 174654, 731227, 1624260, 743078, 739576, 3054031 and 119772, (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic varcinoma (OTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (x-1) 727123, 724366, 366289, 471641, 501476, 744943, 2237263, 155839, 140347, 743774, 1716286, 365271, 236399, 731423, 252291, 812967, 739097, 471702, 1420676 and 739193, (x-2) 731019, 366085, 258127, 382002, 714414, 486189, 725188, 1241974, 666703, 487152, 40304, 811024, 25865, 666279, 745133, 347362, 258966, 471664, 82687 and 740931 (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (xi-1) 726763, 739193, 28584, 739097, 25883, 1716286, 365045, 666367, 379200, 365271, 731227, 726760, 384404, 208991, 744943, 1846326, 364729, 730926, 795736 and 136686, (xi-2) 758037, 1932168, 489945, 738970, 667756, 265558, 2113771, 365562, 1712992, 739237, 135539, 159809, 268972, 135303, 1916307, 356841, 682088, 665437, 744945 and
 2728204. 6. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein, at step b), the disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more groups of marker genes consisting of: (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (i-1) 1837488, 284828, 729542, and 238705, (i-2) 52740, 208097, 36371, 740617, 1086914, 2108870, 665651, 1844689, 448163, 1929371, 1352408, 742649, 1056782, 668454, 43629, and 155717, (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ii-1) 23817, 24623, 724596, and 180851, (ii-2) 135773, 136686, 731711, 250771, 122063, 744385, 740140, 262894, 53081, 258698, 53119, 136366, 665674, 726424, 178161, and 729489, (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iii-1) 1174287, 487379, and 24065, (iii-2) 745465, 173820, 24392, 300194, 208991, 24532, 725371, 745003, 738938, 739955, 22711, 376003, 1844968, 359202, 295412, 1420676, and 25883, (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iv-1) 503874, 741305, 208991, 136399, 743367, 380394, 123950, 23939, 714196, and 1102600, (iv-2) 2074228, 146976, 738970, 2139315, 726830, 50202, 269873, 745490, 265558, and 687667, (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (v-1) 740931, 740604, 487086, 172828, 730593, 591534, and 743118, (v-2) 364844, 564994, 740620, 267358, 667533, 666315, 146976, 666007, 667892, 1173570, 364569, 667514, and 487475, (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vi-1) 726684, 682451, 687551, 236055, 25077, 665327, 667250, 471834, 26519, and 365121, (vi-2) 2716748, 744797, 666784, 743043, 238840, 415554, 72744, 729896, 743426, and 2467442, (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vii-1) 1073288, 207920, 731292, 768246, 594510, and 745187, (vii-2) 250463, 665668, 486356, 713422, 257773, 726782, 744505, 72744, 135689, 731726, 668625, 309645, 740941, and 471641, (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (viii-1) 725877, 530069, 724366, 666410, 729971, 80688, and 726849, (viii-2) 365934, 753215, 730926, 485872, 365045, 724895, 179534, 486189, 53341, 485104, 731616, 430471, and 258865, (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ix-1) 26519, 742935, 1855110, 796513, 376462, 230882, 813654, and 136862, (ix-2) 730401, 713623, 235938, 669098, 1049033, 487152, 730814, 382002, 667527, 740457, 382791, and 665086, (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic varcinoma (OTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (x-1) 78353, 782688, 359454, 666410, 740620, 740347, and 364412, (x-2) 39593, 813654, 666928, 175080, 667991, 136933, 723755, 173371, 742061, 471664, 40304, 382423, and 1917430, (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (xi-1) 1624260, (xi-2) 729542, 727251, 627107, 376153, 743125, 140405, 823680, 136976, 324079, 378813, 711918, 208097, 687667, 359051, 343987, 745490, 265558, 301122, and
 594279. 7. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein, at step b), the disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more groups of marker genes consisting of: (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (i-1) 1174287, 119772, 133531, 135689, 136919, 139242, 1420676, 148796, 154172, 155345, 1716286, 172982, 173841, 1846326, 1877668, 208991, 214008, 2266583, 22711, 2384812, 258127, 25883, 258865, 265558, 28584, 295412, 301122, 309645, 324079, 325155, 343987, 359051, 359461, 364324, 364412, 365045, 365121, 365271, 365589, 365913, 366032, 366042, 366100, 38403, 471641, 471664, 487152, 512910, 545475, 549054, 587186, 592276, 628418, 665086, 665376, 666154, 666361, 667174, 667348, 667892, 668684, 681875, 687667, 714437, 724562, 724892, 725076, 726596, 727056, 727251, 727289, 72744, 729510, 730012, 730300, 731060, 731115, 731726, 738332, 738970, 739097, 739193, 740457, 740941, 743774, 744087, 744439, 745003, 745072, 745490, 782688, 78353 and 787938, (i-2) 1088781, 1089513, 1131054, 116906, 122874, 123950, 1251197, 1256485, 1286238, 1326169, 1352408, 140405, 1578721, 162246, 1705397, 1707527, 174396, 180259, 1870594, 188393, 1942634, 201467, 204686, 210587, 2238108, 245426, 250883, 2728204, 279470, 287843, 3054031, 310519, 342256, 345034, 356841, 356960, 366289, 379200, 382760, 427786, 448163, 46991, 485803, 486401, 489326, 590264, 592598, 609631, 665452, 666410, 667239, 668584, 682207, 687990, 713623, 725473, 725548, 726454, 727496, 730037, 731751, 738944, 740347, 740931, 742696, 742853, 743246, 743367, 744911, 80688, 811024, 813174, 823680 and 884365, (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ii-1) 145696, 151247, 1662274, 173296, 341763, 486189, 594279, 730926, 731616 and 740620, (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iii-2) 136114, 364575 and 366436, (iii-1) 1188588, 137131, 137454, 173371, 235882, 235938, 253386, 265345, 276727, 42280, 486221, 666703, 682276, 725707, 726600, 741406, 743259, 744983 and 838611, (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iv-1) 1089025, 1536698, 155839, 238840, 30219, 33133, 378813, 379517, 379540, 40304, 665784, 666128, 667527, 724014, 739109, 740105, 740604 and 743270, (iv-2) 208097, 669136 and 687468, (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (v-1) 1641901, 23612, 236399, 491004, 667365, 724366, 725877, 731128, 731738 and 809719, (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vi-1) 179334, 713671, 726684 and 757248, (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vii-1) 1012990, 208439 and 36521, (vii-2) 194302, (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (viii-1) 112819, 180082, 365348, 366115, 667310, 713831, 726092, 730606 and 743125, (viii-2) 430471 (SEQ ID No 404).
 8. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein, at step b), the disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more groups of marker genes consisting of: (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (i-2) 36371, 448163, 740617, 52740, 208097, 1086914, 1929371, and 742649, (i-1) 729542, 1837488, 284828, and 238705, (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ii-2) 136366, 726424, 178161, and 665674, (ii-1) 23817, (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iii-2) 1420676, 739955, 745003, and 738938, (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (iv-2) 687667, and 738970, (iv-1) 136399, and 380394, (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (v-2) 364569, 487475, 667892, 364844, and 146976, (v-1) 740931, and 172828, (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vi-2) 743426, 72744, 729896, and, (vi-1) 667250, 687551, 726684, 665327, 236055, 471834, and 25077, (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (vii-2) 668625, 471641, 713422, 72744, and 486356, (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (viii-2) 486189, 258865, and 485104, (viii-1) 80688, (ix) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (ix-2) 487152, (ix-1) 26519, 1855110, and 796513, (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (x-2) 40304, and 382423, (x-1) 782688, (xi) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (PTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No: (xi-2) 359051, 343987, 594279, 729542, 208097, 301122 (SEQ ID No 168), 745490, and
 711918. 9. The integrated in vitro method according to claim 1, wherein step b) comprises the steps of: b1) providing two or more sets of nucleic acids, each nucleic acid contained in a set hybridizing specifically with a nucleic acid expression product of a disease-specific marker gene comprised in one of groups (i) to (xi); b2) reacting the sets of nucleic acids provided at step b1) with nucleic acid expression products that are previously extracted from the thyroid tissue sample provided at step a); b3) detecting and quantifying the nucleic acid complexes formed between (i) the sets of nucleic acids provided at step b1) and (ii) the nucleic acid expression products that are extracted from the thyroid tissue sample provided at step a).
 10. A kit for the in vitro prediction or diagnosis of the occurrence of a thyroid disease in a patient, which kit comprises means for quantifying the expression level of two or more disease-specific marker genes that are indicative of the risk of occurrence of, or of the occurrence of, a specific thyroid disease, wherein the said two or more disease-specific marker genes are selected from two or more of the groups of marker genes consisting of: (i) marker genes specific for autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified in claim 1; (ii) marker genes specific for Grave's disease (GD that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (iii) marker genes specific for macrofollicular adenoma (FTA-a) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (iv) marker genes specific for atypical follicular adenoma (FTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (v) marker genes specific for microfollicular adenoma (FTA-b) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (vi) marker genes specific for follicular carcinoma (FTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (vii) marker genes specific for multinodular goitres (MNG) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (viii) marker genes specific for oncocytic adenoma (OTA) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (ix) marker genes specific for atypical oncocytic adenoma (OTA-aty) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; (x) marker genes specific for oncocytic varcinoma (OTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified; and (xi) marker genes specific for papillary carcinoma (PTC) that are contained as inserted DNA in the recombinant vectors selected from the group of vectors having the following IMAGE clone ID No already specified.
 11. A method for adapting a pharmaceutical treatment in a patient affected with a thyroid disease, wherein said method comprises the steps of: a) performing, on at least one thyroid tissue sample collected from the said patient, the in vitro prediction or diagnosis method according to claim 1; b) adapting the pharmaceutical treatment of the said patient by (i) increasing or decreasing the amounts of the pharmaceutical agent, (ii) combining the said pharmaceutical agent with one or more distinct pharmaceutical agent(s) or (iii) replacing the said pharmaceutical agent by one or more distinct pharmaceutical agent(s). 